Specimen Information

Cipangopaludina japonica
Cipangopaludina japonica
(Japanese mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1713833
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Speciesjaponica
Common NameJapanese mysterysnail
StateDC
CountyDistrict of Columbia
LocalityAnacostia river off Anacostia park section D, Washington, D.C.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
HUC10 NameAnacostia River
HUC10 Number0207001002
HUC12 NameLower Anacostia River
HUC12 Number020700100204
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:42000
Author:Fowler, A.E., G.A. Loonam, and A.M.H. Blakeslee
Date:2022
Title:Population structure and demography of non-indigenous Japanese mystery snails in freshwater habitats of Virginia and Washington, D.C., USA
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:17
Issue:3
Pages:415-430
Comments63% female, 32 individuals brooding
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected59


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