Specimen Information

Dreissena bugensis
Dreissena bugensis
(quagga mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID155909
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateNY
CountyJefferson
LocalityLake Ontario, Sackets Harbor
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
HUC10 NameLake Ontario
HUC10 Number0428000202
HUC12 NameLake Ontario
HUC12 Number042800020200
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month9
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13244
Author:Smith, D.G.
Date:1998
Title:Differences in siphonal anatomy between Dreissena polymorpha and D. bugensis (Mollusca: Dreissenidae) in Lake Ontario.
Journal:American Midland Naturalist
Volume:141
Issue:2
Pages:402-405
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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