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Scientific Name: Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
- TSN: 81339

Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Vernacular name(s): zebra mussel [English]


Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing: valid

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Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met
Taxonomic Hierarchy

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 Kingdom Animalia-- animals
   Phylum Mollusca-- molluscs, mollusks
      Class Bivalvia-- bivalves, clams
       Subclass Heterodonta
          Order Veneroida
             Superfamily Dreissenoidea
              Family Dreissenidae
                  Genus Dreissena
                      Species Dreissena polymorpha-- zebra mussel
                      
                      

References



Other sources: Source: NODC Taxonomic Code database (version 8.0)



References: Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 526. ISBN: 1-888569-01-8.
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Geographic Information:North America
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