Specimen ID | 153699 |
Group | Mollusks-Gastropods |
Genus | Potamopyrgus |
Species | antipodarum |
Common Name | New Zealand mudsnail |
State | AZ |
County | Coconino |
Locality | Colorado River, just below Glen Canyon Dam within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Lake Powell |
HUC8 Number | 14070006 |
HUC10 Name | Water Holes Canyon-Colorado River |
HUC10 Number | 1407000611 |
HUC12 Name | Honey Draw-Colorado River |
HUC12 Number | 140700061105 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 26 |
Collection Month | 3 |
Collection Year | 2002 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 19769 |
Author: | Montana State University. |
Date: | 2011 |
Title: | New Zealand mudsnails in the Western USA dataset (1995-2010). |
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Comments | The snails were very numerous, dominating the benthic community. These snails may have been in the Colorado River since 1997, but misidentified. -Mark Anderson |
Record Type | Literature |
Earliest Record | state |
Verifier | David Richards, Montana State University |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |