Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154103
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityHyde Park Pond (Lake Michigan Drainage) Chicago, Hyde Park
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NamePike-Root
HUC8 Number04040002
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month3
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24058
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey.
Date:2002
Title:Mollusk records from collections of the Illinois Natural History Museum (unpublished data).
CommentsMay be a subspecies (C. c. malleata).
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalIllinois Natural History Survey
Museum Cat NumberINHS 24358
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Specimen Impact1 Live, 1 Soft Part.


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