MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181566 on 2025-11-05
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Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
Ископаемые и живущие Dreissensidae Евразии [Iskopayemyye i zhivushchiye Dreissensidae Yevrazii / Fossile und lebende Dreissensidae Eurasiens]
Andrusov, N. (1897). Ископаемые и живущие Dreissensidae Евразии [Iskopayemyye i zhivushchiye Dreissensidae Yevrazii / Fossile und lebende Dreissensidae Eurasiens]. Tipografiya M. Merkusheva, St. Petersburg, iv + 683 + [4] pp. + 20 pls.
Prodrome de malacologie française. [I]. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques terrestres, des eaux douces et des eaux saumâtres. vi + 462 pp. Lyon: Henri Georg.
Locard, A. (1882). Prodrome de malacologie française. [I]. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques terrestres, des eaux douces et des eaux saumâtres. vi + 462 pp. Lyon: Henri Georg.
Les Dreissensia du système européen d'après la collection Bourguignat
Locard, A. (1893). Les Dreissensia du système européen d'après la collection Bourguignat. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 1 (1): 113-185, pls 5-7. Genève [6 June].
De septiferis genere mytilaceorum et de dreisseniis. Bayrhofferi, Marburg. 26 pp.
Dunker, W. (1855). De septiferis genere mytilaceorum et de dreisseniis. Bayrhofferi, Marburg. 26 pp.
Description d'une nouvelle espèce du genre Moule (M. arca)
Kickx J. (1834). Description d'une nouvelle espèce du genre Moule (M. arca). Bruxelles.
Ad instaurationem solemnium, quibus ante 50 hos annos summos honores in facultate medica auspicatus est Carolus Godofredus Hagen, med. et chirurg. doctor, artis chemicae et physicae prof. p. Ord. et. cet. in audit max. die XXVIII Sept. celebrandum vitat ordo medicorum. Abjecta est Mytili novi descriptio
Baer K.E. von. (1825). Ad instaurationem solemnium, quibus ante 50 hos annos summos honores in facultate medica auspicatus est Carolus Godofredus Hagen, med. et chirurg. doctor, artis chemicae et physicae prof. p. Ord. et. cet. in audit max. die XXVIII Sept. celebrandum vitat ordo medicorum. Abjecta est Mytili novi descriptio. Königsberg: Hartung. 14 pp. [The date of publication, October 1825, is given according to Kennard & Woodward, 1926: 295].
A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck
Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. Annals of Philosophy. new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415.
Sander H. (1780). Zur Naturgeschichte der Würmer. in: Sander H. Vaterländische Bemerkungen für alle theile der Naturgeschichte. Carlsruhe: M. Maklot, 21-25.
Iconographie der Land- & Süßwasser- Mollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten
Rossmässler, E. A. (1835-1837). Iconographie der Land- & Süßwasser- Mollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten. (1) 1 (1): VI + 1-132. pl. 1-5 [≥ Apr. 1835]; (1) 1 (2): 6 + 1-26. pl. 6-10 [≥ Aug. 1835]; (1) 1 (3): 4 + 1-33. pl. 11-15 [≥ Mar. 1836]; (1) 1 (4): 4 + 1-27. pl. 16-20 [≥ Sept. 1836]; (1) 1 (5/6): 4 + 1–70. pl. 21–30 [≥ Jul. 1837]. [Dresden und Leipzig (Arnoldische Buchhandlung)].
Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna Schlesiens
Boettger, C. R. (1913). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna Schlesiens. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 45(4): 153-163.
Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Theil 1. Physicalische Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs im 1768- und 1769 sten Jahren
Pallas, P.S. (1771). Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Theil 1. Physicalische Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs im 1768- und 1769 sten Jahren. St. Petersburg: Kayserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. 12+504+6 pp., 26 figs, maps.
Paleontologija SSSR. Tom X, Chast' 3, Vyp. 12: Akchagyl'skie i apsheronskie molliuski
Kolesnikov, V.P. (1950). Paleontologija SSSR. Tom X, Chast' 3, Vyp. 12: Akchagyl'skie i apsheronskie molliuski. Izdatel'stvo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva, Leningrad, 259 pp.
Akchagyl'skiye predstaviteli roda Dreissensia [Akchagylian representatives of the genus Dreissensia]
Ali-Zade, A.A. (1961). Akchagyl'skiye predstaviteli roda Dreissensia [Akchagylian representatives of the genus Dreissensia]. Azerneshr, Baku, 64 pp.
Некоторые данные о формообразовании у двустворчатых моллюсков [= Some data on the origin of intraspecific forms in bivalves]
Karpevich A.F. (1955). Некоторые данные о формообразовании у двустворчатых моллюсков [= Some data on the origin of intraspecific forms in bivalves]. Zoologicheskiy Zhurnal. 34(1): 46-67.
Naturgeschichte deutscher Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. Weimar. Abt. 1: i-x, 1-134, pls 1-8 [1821]; Abt. 2: i-viii, 1-40, pls 1-8 [1825]; Abt. 3: i-vi, 1-84, pls 1-8 [1828]
Pfeiffer, C. (1821-1828). Naturgeschichte deutscher Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. Weimar. Abt. 1: i-x, 1-134, pls 1-8 [1821]; Abt. 2: i-viii, 1-40, pls 1-8 [1825]; Abt. 3: i-vi, 1-84, pls 1-8 [1828].
Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity.
Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 6(9): 485-492.
Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”.
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke. 35 pp.
Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
A nomenclatural review of Dreissena (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae), with identification of the Quagga Mussel as Dreissena bugensis
Rosenberg, G.; Ludyanskiy, M. L. (1994). A nomenclatural review of Dreissena (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae), with identification of the Quagga Mussel as Dreissena bugensis. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 51 (7): 1474-1484.
Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org).
InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org).
Catalogo dei molluschi raccolti dalla missione italiana in Persia aggiuntavi la descrizione delle specie nuove o poco note
Issel, A. (1865). Catalogo dei molluschi raccolti dalla missione italiana in Persia aggiuntavi la descrizione delle specie nuove o poco note. Stamperia Reale, Torino, 55 pp, pls 1-3.
Biggs, H. E. J. (1971). Mollusca of the Iranian Plateau–III. Journal of Conchology. 27 (4): 211-220. London [29 April].
Über die einwanderung der Dreissena polymorpha in Deutschland
Martens, E. von. (1865). Über die einwanderung der Dreissena polymorpha in Deutschland. Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1865: 5.
Remarks on the history of Dreissena polymorpha
Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1867). Remarks on the history of Dreissena polymorpha. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 3. 19(110): 82-84.
Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel): colonization of soft substrata and some effects on unionid bivalves
Hunter, R. D. & Bailey, J. F. (1992). Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel): colonization of soft substrata and some effects on unionid bivalves. The Nautilus. 106(2): 60-67, figs. 1-8.
Effect of low water temperature on ion balance in the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, and the unionid mussel, Lampsilis radiata
Scheide, J. I. & Bonaminio, P. N. (1994). Effect of low water temperature on ion balance in the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, and the unionid mussel, Lampsilis radiata. The Nautilus. 107(4): 113-117, figs. 1-3.
Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas.
Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 43: 419-453.
Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico
Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg
Dreissena polymorpha (on top) & Mytilopsis leucophaeata (below)
Find more information about this species at: https://www.rkapeller.eu/species.html?MS_Dreissena_polymorpha Click here for the database with determination key for European mollusks
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Atlantic Europe
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - North Sea
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Baltic sea
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Elbe
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - German Bight
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Germany
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Italy
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha var. lacustrina C. R. Boettger, 1913 - Poland
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Spain
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Sweden
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Belt Sea
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Curonian Lagoon
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - United Kingdom
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - North East Baltic Sea
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - East Gulf of Finland
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Manche
Distribution for Dreissensia latro Andrusov, 1897 - Azerbaijan
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Belarus
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Canadian part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Estonian part of the Gulf of Riga
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Finnish part of the Gulf of Finland
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Lithuanian part of the Baltic Sea
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Russian part of the Baltic Sea
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Russian part of the Gulf of Finland
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Russian part of the Sea of Azov
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - Swedish part of the Baltic Sea
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - United Kingdom part of the English Channel
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) - United Kingdom part of the North Sea
Distribution for Dreissena polymorpha levis Taktakishvili, 1973 - Abkhaziya
Distribution for Dreissensia polymorpha var. angustiformis V. P. Kolesnikov, 1950 - Azerbaijan
Distribution for Dreissensia lunata A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Azerbaijan
Distribution for Dreissensia lunata A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Turkmenistan
Distribution for Dreissensia polymorpha var. balchanensis A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Turkmenistan
Distribution for Dreissensia cornuiformis A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Turkmenistan
Distribution for Dreissensia gubkini A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Turkmenistan
Distribution for Dreissensia kambai A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Turkmenistan
Distribution for Dreissensia kopetdagica A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Turkmenistan
Distribution for Dreissensia nalivkini A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Turkmenistan
Distribution for Dreissensia vestae A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Turkmenistan
Distribution for Dreissensia latro var. oraria A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Turkmenistan
Distribution for Dreissensia chorezma A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Turkmenistan
Distribution for Dreissensia ebersini A. A. Ali-Zade, 1961 - Turkmenistan
Alien
Species introduced by man into places out of their natural range of distribution
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Species whose invasiveness is uncertain
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Species that are known to be invasive- those species in whose cases evidence of impact has been recorded or which is spreading aggressively
Not specified
A species whose 'invasiveness' has not been specified in its introduced range. The species is known to be present and has been reported but there is no comment on its invasiveness
Of concern
Species that are demonstrating aggressive spread and there is concern about its spread OR species where some concern has been recorded- this may be due to known records of its invasiveness and impacts in other areas of their known introduced range
Reported
Species that are 'reported' to be present but with no further information
Established
Species that have become established in their introduced range
Established and expanding
Species that have become established in their introduced range and are known to be increasing in abundance and expanding their range