Specimen Information

Viviparus georgianus
Viviparus georgianus
(banded mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1447248
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusViviparus
Speciesgeorgianus
Common Namebanded mysterysnail
StateNY
CountySt. Lawrence
LocalityRaquette River near Potsdam, NY
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaquette
HUC8 Number04290005
HUC10 NameRaquette River
HUC10 Number0429000507
HUC12 NameVillage of Potsdam-Raquette River
HUC12 Number042900050703
Map
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Collection Month5
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31082
Author:Clarkson University
Date:2018
Title:Clarkson professor and several students spearhead research program on aquatic invasive species
Publisher:Clarkson University
Reference 2
Ref. Number:31084
Author:David, A. D., Zhou, H., Lewis, A., Yhann, A., and S. Verra
Date:2017
Title:DNA barcoding of the banded mystery snail, Viviparus georgianus in the Adirondacks with quantification of parasitic infection in the species
Journal:American Malacological Bulletin
Volume:35
Issue:2
Pages:175-180
Comments66.7% (177 of 200) were intermediate host of an echinostomatid trematode species
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected200


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/27/2024].

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