Specimen Information

Radix auricularia
Radix auricularia
(European ear snail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1409778
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusRadix
Speciesauricularia
Common NameEuropean ear snail
StateOR
CountyJefferson
LocalitySuttle Lake, Jefferson County, OR
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Deschutes
HUC8 Number17070301
HUC10 NameUpper Metolius River
HUC10 Number1707030109
HUC12 NameLower Lake Creek
HUC12 Number170703010904
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month10
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
CommentsI had a team of divers doing a survey for Eurasian Milfoil at suttle lake this last week and they said the snails are very numerous at all sites they surveyed around the lake in 5 to 20 ft of water.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Radix auricularia
Radix auricularia
Radix auricularia


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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