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Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Zebra mussel
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Myida | Dreissenidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; freshwater; brackish; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 104365). Temperate
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northeast Pacific and North America.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Ruiz, G.M., P.W. Fofonoff, J.T. Carlton, M.J. Wonham and A.H. Hines. 2000. (Ref. 3359)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Trophic Ecology
Ecology
Population dynamics
Life cycle
Distribution
Human Related
Aquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Outreach
Taxonomy
References
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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.