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Quagga Mussel

Mollusks

The quagga mussel is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae, with a lifespan of three to five years. It was once treated as a subspecies of the largely fossil species Dreissena rostriformis but is now accepted as a distinct species.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Filter Feeder 1

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

Threats

Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 2

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 1

Scientific Name

Dreissena bugensis 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 2

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Quagga Mussel (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Wikipedia: Quagga mussel

In Ecosystem

Source Wikipedia: Quagga mussel

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Sources

1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Dreissena bugensis (Animal Diversity Web)

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
Food Habits
These mussels are filter feeders, meaning that they filter plankton and nutrients suspended in the water.

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2. Wikipedia: Quagga mussel

threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The quagga mussel is currently of major concern as an invasive species where it has spread in the rivers and lakes of Europe and also in the Great Lakes of North America, where it was brought by overseas shipping that uses the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The quagga mussel is currently of major concern as an invasive species where it has spread in the rivers and lakes of Europe and also in the Great Lakes of North America, where it was brought by overseas shipping that uses the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae.
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: Freshwater, Lead section
The quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae.
In Ecosystem: Great Lakes, Lead
The quagga mussel is currently of major concern as an invasive species where it has spread in the rivers and lakes of Europe and also in the Great Lakes of North America, where it was brought by overseas shipping that uses the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

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3. Quagga Mussel (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q2121978 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Dreissena bugensis

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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