Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID118431
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateWV
CountyMonongalia
LocalityMonongahela River (R.M. 115.4) at Opekiska Lock and Dam, Opekiska, WV
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Monongahela
HUC8 Number05020003
HUC10 NameUpper Monongahela River
HUC10 Number0502000303
HUC12 NameCobun Creek-Monongahela River
HUC12 Number050200030307
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierMike Fowles, US Army Corps of Engineers, Saltsburg
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classadult


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