Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID261192
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateKS
CountyWyandotte
LocalityMissouri River (R.M. 373.7) on Kansas side at Quindaro Power Station intake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameIndependence-Sugar
HUC8 Number10240011
HUC10 NameBrush Creek-Missouri River
HUC10 Number1024001106
HUC12 NameQuindaro Bend-Missouri River
HUC12 Number102400110606
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month5
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18420
Author:McMurray, Stephen (Missouri Dept. of Conservation).
Date:2009
Title:Zebra mussel data points in Missouri.
Journal:Unpublished data.
Publisher:Missouri Dept of Conservation.
Pages:194 rows (139 new records)
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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