Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID261193
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMO
CountyMississippi
LocalityMississippi River at Dorena (Access)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Memphis
HUC8 Number08010100
HUC10 NameBrewer Lake-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0801010002
HUC12 NameWolf Island
HUC12 Number080101000202
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month7
Collection Year1997
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Journal:Unpublished data.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
VerifierTravis Moore, Missouri Dept. of Conservation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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