Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID158350
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountySt. Lawrence
LocalitySt. Lawrence River near Snell Locks in Massena
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaisin River-St. Lawrence River
HUC8 Number04290008
HUC10 NameRaisin River-St. Lawrence River
HUC10 Number0429000804
HUC12 Name041503100000
HUC12 Number042900080402
Map
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Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17235
Author:Conn, D.B., S.R. LaPan, and G.C. LeTendre.
Date:1992
Title:Range expansion of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga mussels (Dreissena sp.) in the St. Lawrence River and the eastern basin of Lake Ontario.
Journal:Dreissena polymorpha Information Review
Publisher:New York Sea Grant, Brockport, NY.
Volume:3
Issue:1
Pages:1
Reference 2
Ref. Number:13755
Author:Schaner, T., and G.C. LeTendre.
Date:1990
Title:Sightings of zebra mussel in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River in 1990.
Publisher:Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Lake Ontario Fisheries Unit.
Pages:4 p
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Year Classadult


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