Specimen ID | 115853 |
Group | Reptiles-Turtles |
Genus | Apalone |
Species | spinifera |
Subspecies | spinifera |
Common Name | Eastern Spiny Softshell |
State | NJ |
County | Salem |
Locality | Kean's Lake [Elmer Pond], Elmer |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Cohansey-Maurice |
HUC8 Number | 02040206 |
HUC10 Name | Upper Maurice River |
HUC10 Number | 0204020604 |
HUC12 Name | Upper Muddy Run |
HUC12 Number | 020402060403 |
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Collection Day | 30 |
Collection Month | 5 |
Collection Year | 1960 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | stocked for food |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 12138 |
Author: | Conant, R. |
Date: | 1961 |
Title: | The softshell turtle, Trionyx spinifer, introduced and established in New Jersey. |
Journal: | Copeia |
Volume: | 1961 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 355-356 |
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Comments | thought may have hatched the previous autumn or hibernated in the shell or nest |
Record Type | Specimen |
Disposal | AmericanMuseumofNatHistory |
Museum Cat Number | AMNH 85403 |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Year Class | juv |
Size | 37.5 mm |