Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID238763
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateCA
CountyRiverside
LocalityColorado River Aqueduct at Hinds Pumping Station [near Hayfield]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouthern Mojave
HUC8 Number18100100
HUC10 NameHayfield Lake-Lake Tamarisk
HUC10 Number1810010048
HUC12 NameHayfield Lake
HUC12 Number181001004803
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month7
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsThis location is 125 miles downstream from the Colorado intake.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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