Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1541687
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateGA
CountyChatham
Locality[residential pond in] Pooler, GA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Savannah
HUC8 Number03060109
HUC10 NameDasher Creek-Savannah River
HUC10 Number0306010903
HUC12 NameOutlet Savannah River
HUC12 Number030601090307
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32802
Author:Underwood, E.B., T.L. Darden, T.P. O'Donnell, and P.R. Kinsley-Smith
Date:2019
Title:Population genetic structure and diversity of the invasive island apple snail Pomacea maculata (Perry, 1810) in South Carolina.
Journal:Journal of Shellfish Research
Volume:38
Issue:1
Pages:163-175
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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