The Zebra Mussel Dreissena polymorpha Found in North America in 1986 and 1987

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What a difference a species makes: a meta–analysis of dreissenid mussel impacts on freshwater ecosystems (2010, background): “The invasion of D. polymorpha into North America was facilitated through the ballast water of trans-Atlantic ships, and was first identified in the western basin of Lake Erie during 1986 (Carlton 2008).”
Twenty five years of changes in Dreissena spp. populations in Lake Erie (2014, background): “According to Carlton (2008), the first D. polymorphawas found in this lake in 1986, and the firstD. rostriformis .”
Alien species in fresh waters: ecological effects, interactions with other stressors, and prospects for the future (2010, background): “For instance, the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) has been established in North America for >20 years (Carlton, 2009), but has established populations in 8% of suitable lakes in the Great Lakes region (Fig.”
Contrasting Rates of Spread of Two Congeners, Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena Rostriformis Bugensis, at Different Spatial Scales (2011, background): “Although both species of Dreissena were introduced to North America at about the same time, during the mid-1980s (Mills et al. 1996, Carlton 2008), D. polymorpha is widely recognized as one of the most widespread invaders in freshwater throughout the northern hemisphere.”