Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117391
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIN
CountyPosey
LocalityOhio River (R.M. 846.0) at Uniontown L&D about 3 miles downriver from Uniontown, KY
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHighland-Pigeon
HUC8 Number05140202
HUC10 NameLower Highland Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0514020207
HUC12 NameSibley Creek-Ohio River
HUC12 Number051402020705
Map
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Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierU.S. Army Corps of Engineers biologists
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classadult


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