Specimen Information

Pomacea maculata
Pomacea maculata
(giant applesnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1468681
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateTX
CountyCameron
LocalityPonds (oxbow lake) at Brownsville Fish Hatchery, Cameron County, Texas
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Laguna Madre
HUC8 Number12110208
HUC10 NameBrownsville Ship Channel
HUC10 Number1211020809
HUC12 NameBahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel
HUC12 Number121102080900
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Collection Day20
Collection Month11
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker | released
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29992
Author:Perez, K.E., V.G. Gamboa, C.M. Schneider, and R.L. Burks
Date:2017
Title:Resaca supports range expansion of invasive apple snails (Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810; Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Journal:Check List
Volume:13
Issue:3
Pages:1-9
CommentsEgg masses found on emergent vegetation, and 7 clutches collected; adult apple snail shells collected the following May
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 1411272–1411287
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected7 clutches


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