Specimen Information

Dreissena sp.
Dreissena sp.
(a dreissenid mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1322795
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciessp.
Common Namea dreissenid mussel
StateMT
LocalityTiber Reservoir [Lake Elwell]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMarias
HUC8 Number10030203
HUC10 NameDead Indian Coulee-Marias River
HUC10 Number1003020321
HUC12 NameTiber Reservoir
HUC12 Number100302032102
Map
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Collection Month11
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29184
Author:Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Date:2016
Title:Water samples test positive for invasive mussel larvae in Tiber Reservoir.
Publisher:Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
CommentsFirst positive test for larvae in the state. Specimen identified to Dreissena mussel. Montana FWP and USFWS divers spent 3 days in August 2017 and found no adults. A five year restriction was placed on the lake for boating. No additional detections in this waterbody.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierMontana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classveliger


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