Specimen Information

Melanoides tuberculata
Melanoides tuberculata
(red-rim melania)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1541364
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMelanoides
Speciestuberculata
Common Namered-rim melania
StateTX
CountyPecos
LocalityLeon Creek (actually Diamond Y Springs on Leon Creek)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLandreth-Monument Draws
HUC8 Number13070007
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32630
Author:Ladd, H.L.A., and D.L. Rogowski
Date:2012
Title:Egg predation and parasite prevalence in the invasive freshwater snail, Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) in a west Texas spring system
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:7
Issue:2
Pages:287-290
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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