Specimen Information

Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
(New Zealand mudsnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1758484
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateMI
CountyWayne
LocalityDetroit River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameDetroit
HUC8 Number04090004
Map
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:44949
Author:Keretz, S.S., D.A. Woolnough, N.M. VanTassel, D.T. Powell, G.E. Sanfilippo, A. Wright, T.J. Morris, A.K. Elgin, E.F. Roseman, and D.T. Zanatta
Date:2025
Title:Freshwater gastropod (Mollusca: Gastropoda) assemblages, habitat, and the first detection of an invasive gastropod species in two large, dreissenid-influenced, connecting rivers
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:51
Issue:6
Pages:102497
CommentsSee figure 1 for positive sites along the river
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/17/2025].

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