Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1462273
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusViviparus
Speciesgeorgianus
Common Namebanded mysterysnail
StateCT
CountyLitchfield
LocalityLake Waramaug, NW basin
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHousatonic
HUC8 Number01100005
HUC10 NameCandlewood Lake-Housatonic River
HUC10 Number0110000506
HUC12 NameEast Aspetuck River
HUC12 Number011000050602
Map
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Collection Year1981
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16747
Author:Jokinen, E.H., J. Guerette, and R.W. Kortmann
Date:1982
Title:The natural history of an ovoviviparous snail Viviparus georgianus in a soft water eutrophic lake.
Journal:Freshwater Invertebrate Biology
Volume:1
Issue:4
Pages:2-17
Reference 2
Ref. Number:16672
Author:Jokinen, E.H.
Date:1984
Title:Periostracal morphology of viviparid snail shells.
Journal:Transactions of the American Microscopical Society
Volume:103
Issue:4
Pages:312-316
Reference 3
Ref. Number:13563
Author:Jokinen, E.H.
Date:1983
Title:The freshwater snails of Connecticut.
Publisher:State Geological and Natural History Survey, Department of Environmental Protection.
Pages:83
CommentsSampled throughout the year from April to December
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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