Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117421
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIA
CountyMuscatine
LocalityMississippi River (R.M. 454) at Muscatine, Iowa
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCopperas-Duck
HUC8 Number07080101
HUC10 NamePine Creek-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0708010106
HUC12 NameFourth Slough-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number070801010605
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month7
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsSettling veliger value was 0/m2.
Record TypePersonal communication
Disposalethanol
VerifierAquaTech Environmental, Inc., Clarence, New York
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected91264/m3
Year Classveliger


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