Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1702449
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake St. Clair across from Belle River Marina
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake St. Clair
HUC8 Number04090002
HUC10 NameLake St. Clair
HUC10 Number0409000210
HUC12 NameSt Clair Lake
HUC12 Number040900021009
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9095
Author:Nalepa, T.F.
Date:1994
Title:Decline of native unionid bivalves in Lake St. Clair after infestation by the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha.
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:51
Pages:2227-2233
Reference 2
Ref. Number:39060
Author:Pugsley, C.W., P.N. Herbert, G.W. Wood, G. Brotea, and T.W. Obal
Date:1985
Title:Distribution of contaminants in clams and sediments from the Huron-Erie Corridor. I-PCBs and octachlorosytrene
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:11
Issue:3
Pages:275-289
CommentsCollection also occurred September 1992
Record TypeLiterature


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