Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1462343
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusViviparus
Speciesgeorgianus
Common Namebanded mysterysnail
StateWI
LocalityMilwaukee drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameMilwaukee
HUC8 Number04040003
Map
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Collection Year1906
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28380
Author:Bury, J.A., B.E. Sietman, and B.N. Karns.
Date:2007
Title:Distribution of the non-native viviparid snails, Bellamya chinensis and Viviparus georgianus, in Minnesota and the first record of Bellamya japonica from Wisconsin.
Journal:Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Volume:22
Issue:4
Pages:697-703
CommentsDead shell material; First record in state (Chadwick, 1906)
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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