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Bivalvia | Myoida | Dreissenoidea | Dreissenidae | Dreissena

species Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771): specimens

45 available nominal species synonyms (57 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Dreissena polymorphaTaylor et al. (2007), Molloy et al. (2007), Xu & Faisal (2007), Quaglia et al. (2008), Grigorovich et al. (2008), ... Bogatov (2022), Prié et al. (2023), Jihad (2023), FMCS (2025), Travina et al. (2025)
Dreissena obtusecarinataKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010), Feldheim et al. (2011)
Dreissena polymorpha andrusoviKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorpha aralensisKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphusHuber (2010)
Dreissena gallandiWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena polymorphusGraf (2013), Bieler et al. (2014), Ram et al. (2014)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha andrusoviVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha aralensisVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha obtusecarinataVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreisena [sic] polymorphaKlymus et al. (2020)
Dreisseina [sic] polymorphaHata et al. (2022)

Range

Native range western Europe, Arctic drainages through Ponto-Caspian. Widely introduced in North America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Dreissena polymorpha

MUSSELp Specimen Records


Austria

INHS_18535. Donaukanal (Danube Canal), Vienna, between Salztor bridge & Augarten bridge, Vienna, Austria


Denmark

INHS_58120. Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark


England

INHS_59132. British, Great Britain

INHS_58353. Burnley, Lancashire, North West England, England


France

INHS_58689. Seine River, France


Germany

INHS_58904. Berlin, Germany

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers


Belarus

RMBH_MDre_72_1. (COI: PP800653, go to Genbank) Belarus: Lake Drisvyaty.

RMBH_MDre_72_3. (COI: PP800655, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_73_1. (18S: PQ363728, COI: PP800656, go to Genbank) Belarus: Lake Lyuban.

RMBH_MDre_73_3. (18S: PQ363729, COI: PP800658, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre70_2. (28S: PV609713, go to Genbank) Belarus: Mukhavets River.

RMBH_MDre_71_1. (18S: PP811040, COI: PP800650, go to Genbank) Belarus: Neman River.

RMBH_MDre_71_2. (COI: PP800651, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_71_3. (COI: PP800652, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre71_1. (28S: PV609714, go to Genbank) ditto.


Canada

zm-LakeMB-02. (COI: OR948788, Cytb: OR963588, go to Genbank) Canada: : Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba.

zm-LakeMB-03. (COI: OR948789, go to Genbank) ditto.

zm-LakeWpg-01-05. (COI: OR948790, go to Genbank) ditto.

zm-Clear-01. (COI: OR948786, go to Genbank) Canada: Clear Lake Manitoba.

zm-LakeMB-01. (COI: OR948787, Cytb: OR963587, go to Genbank) Canada: Lake Manitoba, Manitoba.

BIOUG22760-G09. (COI: MG423567, go to Genbank) Canada: Ontario, Charlestn Lake PP, Boat Launch".

BIOUG22760-G08. (COI: MG422180, go to Genbank) Canada: Ontario, Charleston Lake PP, Boat Launch.

BIOUG22760-G10. (COI: MG422923, go to Genbank) ditto.

BIOUG13626-F10. (COI: MG423213, go to Genbank) Canada: Ontario, Four Mile Lake, near Coboconk.

BIOUG13626-F11. (COI: MG423339, go to Genbank) ditto.

BIOUG13626-F12. (COI: MG421086, go to Genbank) ditto.

BIOUG13626-G05. (COI: MG422777, go to Genbank) ditto.

BIOUG13626-H02. (COI: MG422012, go to Genbank) ditto.

BIOUG13626-H04. (COI: MG421263, go to Genbank) ditto.

BIOUG13626-H05. (COI: MG422669, go to Genbank) ditto.

BIOUG13626-H06. (COI: MG421569, go to Genbank) ditto.

BIOUG13626-H07. (COI: MG422048, go to Genbank) ditto.


Hungary

NHMW-Moll_101850_A1. (COI: KX537632, go to Genbank) Hungary: Tisza, Hotobagy .


Italy

RMBH_MDre_32_1. (18S: PP811008, COI: PP800578, go to Genbank) Italy: Lake Maggiore.

RMBH_MDre_32_2. (18S: PQ363719, COI: PP800579, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_33_1. (18S: PP811009, 28S: PP801334, COI: PP800580, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_33_2. (COI: PP800581, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_34_1. (COI: PP800582, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_34_2. (18S: PP811010, COI: PP800583, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre32_1-A. (28S: PV609703, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre32_1-B. (28S: PV609704, go to Genbank) ditto.


Moldova

RMBH_MDre_63_1. (18S: PP811036, COI: PP800641, go to Genbank) Moldova: Dubossarskoe Reservoir.

RMBH_MDre_63_2. (18S: PP811037, COI: PP800642, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_63_3. (COI: PP800643, go to Genbank) ditto.


Russia

RMBH_MDre_17_1. (18S: PP810996, COI: PP800552, go to Genbank) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Lyavlya River.

RMBH_MDre_17_2. (COI: PP800553, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_18_1. (18S: PP810997, COI: PP800554, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_18_2. (COI: PP800555, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_1_1. (18S: PP810987, 28S: PV609714, COI: PP800537, go to Genbank) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River.

RMBH_MDre_1_2. (COI: PP800538, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_14_1. (18S: PP810993, COI: PP800546, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_14_3. (COI: PP800547, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_15_1. (18S: PP810994, COI: PP800548, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_15_2. (18S: PP810995, COI: PP800549, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_16_1. (COI: PP800550, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_16_2. (COI: PP800551, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_3. (18S: PP810988, COI: PP800539, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_56_1. (COI: PP800624, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_57_1. (COI: PP800625, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_57_2. (COI: PP800626, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_57_3. (COI: PP800627, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_58_1. (COI: PP800628, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_58_2. (COI: PP800629, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_59_1. (28S: PP801337, COI: PP800630, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_59_2. (COI: PP800631, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_59_2_Var1. (18S: PP811029, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_59_2_Var2. (18S: PP811030, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_59_3. (18S: PP811031, COI: PP800632, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_60_2. (COI: PP800633, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_60_3. (COI: PP800634, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_60_3_Var1. (18S: PP811032, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_60_3_Var2. (18S: PP811033, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre14_1. (28S: PV609698, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre15_1. (28S: PV609699, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre3. (28S: PV609696, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre57_1. (28S: PV609711, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre60_3. (28S: PV609712, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_61_1. (18S: PP811034, COI: PP800635, go to Genbank) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Akhtuba River.

RMBH_MDre_61_2. (18S: PQ363722, COI: PP800636, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_61_3. (COI: PP800637, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_61_3_Var1. (18S: PQ363723, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_61_3_Var2. (18S: PQ363724, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_35_1. (18S: PP811011, COI: PP800584, go to Genbank) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Volga River.

RMBH_MDre_35_2. (18S: PQ363720, COI: PP800585, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_36_1. (18S: PP811012, 28S: PP801335, COI: PP800586, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_37_1. (COI: PP800587, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_39_1. (18S: PP811015, COI: PP800590, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_39_2. (18S: PP811016, COI: PP800591, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_40_1. (COI: PP800592, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_40_2. (COI: PP800593, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_40_3. (COI: PP800594, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre40_2. (28S: PV609706, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre100_4. (28S: PV609719, go to Genbank) Russia: Chelyabinsk Oblast, Pervoe Lake.

RMBH_MDre_75_1. (28S: PP801338, COI: PP800659, go to Genbank) Russia: Ekaterinburg, Pyshma River.

RMBH_MDre_75_2. (18S: PP811042, COI: PP800660, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_75_3. (COI: PP800661, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_75_4. (COI: PP800662, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre75_2. (28S: PV609715, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_80_2. (18S: PQ363732, COI: PP800676, go to Genbank) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Lake Vishtynetskoe.

RMBH_MDre_80_3. (18S: PP811045, COI: PP800677, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_80_4. (COI: PP800678, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_80_5. (COI: PP800679, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_81_1. (COI: PP800680, go to Genbank) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Matrosovka River.

RMBH_MDre_81_2. (COI: PP800681, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_81_3. (18S: PP811046, COI: PP800682, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_81_4. (18S: PQ363733, COI: PP800683, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_81_5. (COI: PP800684, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_77_1. (18S: PP811044, COI: PP800667, go to Genbank) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Neman River.

RMBH_MDre_77_2. (COI: PP800668, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_77_3. (18S: PQ363731, COI: PP800669, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_78_1. (COI: PP800670, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_78_2. (COI: PP800671, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_78_3. (COI: PP800672, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_79_2. (COI: PP800673, go to Genbank) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Vishtynetskoe Lake.

RMBH_MDre_79_3. (COI: PP800674, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_80_1. (COI: PP800675, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre80_1. (28S: PV609716, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_76_1. (18S: PP811043, COI: PP800664, go to Genbank) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Yantarnoe Lake.

RMBH_MDre_76_2. (COI: PP800665, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_76_3. (COI: PP800666, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_52_1. (COI: PP800614, go to Genbank) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Afips River.

RMBH_MDre_52_2. (COI: PP800615, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_52_3. (18S: PP811025, COI: PP800616, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_54_1. (18S: PP811026, COI: PP800620, go to Genbank) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Chelbas River.

RMBH_MDre_27_1. (18S: PP811006, COI: PP800570, go to Genbank) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Krasnodarskoe Reservoir.

RMBH_MDre_27_2. (18S: PQ363717, COI: PP800571, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_27_3. (COI: PP800572, go to Genbank) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Lake Staraya Kuban.

RMBH_MDre_53_1. (COI: PP800617, go to Genbank) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Levyy Beysuzhek River.

RMBH_MDre_53_2. (COI: PP800618, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_53_3. (COI: PP800619, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre53_1. (28S: PV609709, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_6_10. (COI: PP800542, go to Genbank) Russia: Kursk Oblast, Tuskar River.

RMBH_MDre_6_6. (18S: PP810989, COI: PP800540, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_6_8. (COI: PP800541, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_8_3. (COI: PP800544, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre6_6. (28S: PV609697, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_23_2. (COI: PP800566, go to Genbank) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Ilmen Lake.

RMBH_MDre_20_1. (18S: PP811000, COI: PP800558, go to Genbank) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River.

RMBH_MDre_20_2. (COI: PP800559, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_21_1. (18S: PP811001, COI: PP800560, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_21_2. (COI: PP800561, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_21_3. (COI: PP800562, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_22_1. (COI: PP800563, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_22_1_Var1. (18S: PP811002, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_22_1_Var2. (18S: PP811003, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_22_2. (COI: PP800564, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_22_3. (18S: PP811004, COI: PP800565, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre20_1. (28S: PV609701, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_38_1. (18S: PP811013, COI: PP800588, go to Genbank) Russia: Republic of Bashkortostan, Belaya River.

RMBH_MDre_38_3. (18S: PP811014, COI: PP800589, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_87_1. (COI: PP800710, go to Genbank) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Don River.

RMBH_MDre_87_2. (18S: PP811055, COI: PP800711, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_87_4. (COI: PP800712, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_87_5. (18S: PP811056, COI: PP800713, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_87_6. (COI: PP800714, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_86_1. (18S: PQ363738, COI: PP800705, go to Genbank) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Manych River.

RMBH_MDre_86_2. (COI: PP800706, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_86_2_Var1. (18S: PP811053, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_86_2_Var2. (18S: PP811054, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_86_3. (COI: PP800707, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_86_4. (COI: PP800708, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_86_5. (18S: PQ363739, COI: PP800709, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_88_2. (18S: PP811057, COI: PP800715, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_88_3. (18S: PP811058, COI: PP800716, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_88_5. (COI: PP800717, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre86_2. (28S: PV609717, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_29_1. (COI: PP800574, go to Genbank) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Seversky Donets River.

RMBH_MDre_29_2. (18S: PQ363718, COI: PP800575, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_29_3. (COI: PP800576, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_30_2. (18S: PP811007, COI: PP800577, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_83_1. (COI: PP800690, go to Genbank) Russia: Ryazan Oblast, Oka River.

RMBH_MDre_83_2. (18S: PQ363735, COI: PP800691, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_83_3. (18S: PP811049, COI: PP800692, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_83_4. (18S: PP811050, COI: PP800693, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_83_5. (COI: PP800694, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_41_3. (COI: PP800595, go to Genbank) Russia: Saratov Oblast, Volga River.

RMBH_MDre90_1. (28S: PV609718, go to Genbank) Russia: Sverdlovsk Oblast, Beloyarsk Reservoir.

RMBH_MDre_82_1. (18S: PP811047, COI: PP800685, go to Genbank) Russia: Volgograd Oblast, Volga River.

RMBH_MDre_82_2. (18S: PP811048, COI: PP800686, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_82_3. (18S: PQ363734, COI: PP800687, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_82_4. (COI: PP800688, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_82_5. (COI: PP800689, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_44_1. (18S: PP811017, COI: PP800596, go to Genbank) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Beloe Lake.

RMBH_MDre_44_2. (COI: PP800597, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_44_3. (COI: PP800598, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_45_1. (COI: PP800599, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_45_2. (COI: PP800600, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_45_3. (COI: PP800601, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_45_3_Var1. (18S: PP811018, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_45_3_Var2. (18S: PP811019, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre44_1. (28S: PV609707, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_48_2. (COI: PP800605, go to Genbank) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksna River.

RMBH_MDre_49_1. (18S: PP811021, COI: PP800606, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_49_2. (18S: PP811022, COI: PP800607, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre48_1. (28S: PV609708, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_47_1. (18S: PP811020, COI: PP800602, go to Genbank) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksninskoe Reservoir.

RMBH_MDre_47_2. (COI: PP800603, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_47_3. (COI: PP800604, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_50_1. (18S: PP811023, COI: PP800608, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_50_2. (COI: PP800609, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_50_3. (COI: PP800610, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_62_1. (COI: PP800638, go to Genbank) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Don River.

RMBH_MDre_62_2. (COI: PP800639, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_62_3. (18S: PP811035, COI: PP800640, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_84_1. (18S: PQ363736, COI: PP800695, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_84_2. (18S: PP811051, COI: PP800696, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_84_3. (COI: PP800697, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_84_4. (COI: PP800698, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_84_5. (COI: PP800699, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_85_1. (18S: PP811052, COI: PP800700, go to Genbank) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Voronezhskoe Reservoir.

RMBH_MDre_85_2. (COI: PP800701, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_85_3. (COI: PP800702, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_85_4. (18S: PQ363737, COI: PP800703, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_85_5. (COI: PP800704, go to Genbank) ditto.


Ukraine

RMBH_MDre_89_1. (18S: PQ363740, COI: PP800718, go to Genbank) Russia: Republic of Crimea, Samarli Reservoir.

RMBH_MDre_89_2. (18S: PP811059, COI: PP800719, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_89_3. (COI: PP800720, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_89_4. (18S: PP811060, COI: PP800721, go to Genbank) ditto.