Specimen Information

Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID117128
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountyDakota
LocalityMississippi River (R.M. 815.1) at Lock and Dam #2 near Hastings
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTwin Cities
HUC8 Number07010206
HUC10 NameLock and Dam No 2-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0701020609
HUC12 NameSpring Lake-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number070102060903
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month6
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsDensity of adults was 1.38/sq. m. This record from Zebra Mussel Monitoring 1994 by Tim Yager. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierU.S. Army Corps of Engineers biologists
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected22
Year Classadult
Size> 5 mm


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