Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1320996
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateCA
CountyContra Costa
LocalityWalnut Creek north of Seven Hills Ranch Rd
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSuisun Bay
HUC8 Number18050001
HUC10 NameWalnut Creek-Frontal Suisin Bay Estuaries
HUC10 Number1805000102
HUC12 NameWalnut Creek-Frontal Suisin Bay Estuaries
HUC12 Number180500010204
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month5
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Comments"...collected using State of CA SWAMP protocol for benthic macroinvertebrates, by AMS for CCCWP". Bioassessment sample ID 207R01271.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierBioAssessment Services
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected81


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