Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID153607
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIA
CountyScott
LocalityMississippi River (R.M. 493.3) at Lock and Dam #14 at Davenport, IA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCopperas-Duck
HUC8 Number07080101
HUC10 NameSpencer Creek-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0708010104
HUC12 NameMcCarty Creek-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number070801010404
Map
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Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13041
Author:Elderkin, C.L., P.L. Klerks, and E. Theriot
Date:2001
Title:Shifts in allele and genotype frequencies in zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, along the latitudinal gradient formed by the Mississippi River.
Journal:Journal of the North American Benthological Society
Volume:20
Issue:4
Pages:595-605
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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