Specimen Information

Radix auricularia
Radix auricularia
(European ear snail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1468720
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusRadix
Speciesauricularia
Common NameEuropean ear snail
StateWY
CountyAlbany
LocalityBig Laramie River [at Woods Landing]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Laramie
HUC8 Number10180010
HUC10 NameLaramie River-Squirrel Creek
HUC10 Number1018001003
HUC12 NameLaramie River-Bear Creek
HUC12 Number101800100304
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | hitch hiker on aquatic plants
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31724
Author:Larson, M.D.
Date:2018
Title:Range expansion and parasitism in the nonnative snail Radix auricularia
Journal:Western North American Naturalist
Volume:78
Issue:1
Pages:112-116
CommentsSampled by hand or with hand sieves; author give coordinates (41.1°N, 106.0°W), point is put at nearby boat ramp access to River
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected18


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [6/4/2024].

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