Specimen Information

Dreissena sp.
Dreissena sp.
(a dreissenid mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1702889
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciessp.
Common Namea dreissenid mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Erie out of Crescent Beach Park
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9086
Author:Dermott, R., and M. Munawar
Date:1993
Title:Invasion of Lake Erie offshore sediments by Dreissena, and its ecological implications
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:50
Issue:11
Pages:2298-2304
CommentsCollection also occurred August 1992
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected1058


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