Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID261319
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountyScott
LocalityLower Prior Lake [just S of Minneapolis]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Minnesota
HUC8 Number07020012
HUC10 NameMinnesota River
HUC10 Number0702001211
HUC12 NamePrior Lake
HUC12 Number070200121105
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month4
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18781
Author:Anonymous
Date:2009
Title:Designation of infested waters, July 9, 2009.
Publisher:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources St Paul, MN.
Pages:12 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordcounty
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected22-24
Size0.25-0.5 in.


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