Specimen Information

Cipangopaludina chinensis
Cipangopaludina chinensis
(Chinese mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1522815
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StatePA
CountyPike
LocalityDelaware River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Delaware
HUC8 Number02040101
HUC10 NameLower Delaware River
HUC10 Number0204010106
HUC12 NameWestcolang Creek-Delaware River
HUC12 Number020401010606
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NAS ARM

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Collection Day23
Collection Month10
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
CommentsSnail was found in fairly high numbers at this site, in slack backwater.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Disposalpreserved in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberANSP - to be determind
VerifierR. Marano, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Number Preserved1
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Cipangopaludina chinensis
Cipangopaludina chinensis


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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