Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1256873
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateWY
CountyTeton
LocalityPolecat Creek, near Flagg Ranch [Rockefeller National Parkway]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSnake Headwaters
HUC8 Number17040101
HUC10 NameMoose Creek-Snake River
HUC10 Number1704010104
HUC12 NamePolecat Creek
HUC12 Number170401010401
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28747
Author:Hansen, B.K., A.C. Krist, and T.M. Tibbets.
Date:2016
Title:Foraging differences between the native snail, Fossaria sp. and the invasive New Zealand mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) in response to phosphorus limitation
Journal:Aquatic Ecology
Volume:50
Issue:2
Pages:297-306
CommentsCollected from creek in 2011 and 2012.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year ClassAdult


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