Specimen ID | 158057 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | PA |
County | Allegheny |
Locality | Allegheny River (R.M. 6.7) at Lock 2 [in Aspinwall, NE Pittsburgh] |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Allegheny |
HUC8 Number | 05010009 |
HUC10 Name | Allegheny River |
HUC10 Number | 0501000903 |
HUC12 Name | Allegheny River-Ohio River |
HUC12 Number | 050100090308 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 28 |
Collection Month | 12 |
Collection Year | 2000 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 13726 |
Author: | Fowles, M. |
Date: | 2004 |
Title: | Status of the zebra mussel in the Pittsburgh district. |
Publisher: | US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
Pages: | 4 |
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Comments | A large number of mussels were found encrusting a turbine shaft during a routine inspection. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | many |