Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1546615
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateTX
CountyCameron
Locality[Near Fish Hatchery] Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, TX, US
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Laguna Madre
HUC8 Number12110208
HUC10 NameBrownsville Ship Channel
HUC10 Number1211020809
HUC12 NameBahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel
HUC12 Number121102080900
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month11
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | released aquarium | hitch hiker on aquatic plants
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25944
Author:Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie.
Date:2021
Title:iNaturalist.org
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences
CommentsEgg mass observed: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4153451
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierCayla Morningstar
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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