Specimen Information

Pomacea maculata
Pomacea maculata
(giant applesnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1657988
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateTX
CountyHarris
Localitydrain in Exploration Green Phase 1
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Galveston Bay
HUC8 Number12040204
HUC10 NameClear Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay
HUC10 Number1204020401
HUC12 NameClear Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay
HUC12 Number120402040100
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month5
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27701
Author:Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Council.
Date:2018
Title:Texas Invasives Database
Publisher:Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Comments31 adults. Reported via texasinvasives.org; ID confirmed by TISI
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierTexas Invasive Species Institute
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected31


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