Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1446895
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateMI
CountyLake
LocalityPere Marquette River near Baldwin
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NamePere Marquette-White
HUC8 Number04060101
Map
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Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31014
Author:Ellison, G.
Date:2016
Title:Invasive mud snail went unnoticed in Michigan for at least 3 years
Publisher:MLive
Pages:17
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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