Specimen ID | 614680 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | TX |
County | Bell |
Locality | Leon River, at Belton Lake |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Leon |
HUC8 Number | 12070201 |
HUC10 Name | Belton Lake |
HUC10 Number | 1207020110 |
HUC12 Name | Metheglin Creek-Belton Lake |
HUC12 Number | 120702011005 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 19 |
Collection Month | 9 |
Collection Year | 2013 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed |
Status | established |
Comments | Three size classes present. At several locations throughout the lake. Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. press release, Sept. 26, 2013. However, by late 2016, the population appears to have eventually failed on its own.
2017 TPWD classification as infested Lake (REF#31100) |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | many |