Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID278369
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMA
CountyBerkshire
LocalityHousatonic River, near Great Barrington
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHousatonic
HUC8 Number01100005
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month8
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:21011
Author:Miller, R.
Date:2011
Title:Zebra mussels spread, but not to Candlewood.
Publisher:newstimes.com
Volume:8
Issue:12
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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