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Quagga Mussel

Dreissena bugensis

145Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
6Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb3
Mar3
Apr1
May12
Jun4
Jul10
Aug9
Sep13
Oct61
Nov10
Dec8

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Surrey England59
2Oxfordshire England10
3Essex England2
4Rutland England2
5Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland2
6Cambridgeshire England1
142 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
145
Peak month
October
Counties with records
6
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Dreissena bugensis
Group
Molluscs
Most recorded in
Surrey
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Myida
Family
Dreissenidae
Genus
Dreissena
Name with authority
Dreissena bugensis (Andrusov, 1897)
Described
1897

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2121978 · GBIF 2287073