Specimen ID | 154668 |
Group | Mollusks-Gastropods |
Genus | Cipangopaludina |
Species | chinensis |
Common Name | Chinese mysterysnail |
State | VA |
County | Fairfax |
Locality | Fort Belvoir, nonspecific waterbody |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan |
HUC8 Number | 02070010 |
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Collection Year | 1993 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
Status | collected |
Comments | Email from Chris Hobson (VA DCR-DNH). The snail was first reported by graduate students of Carl Ernst at George Mason University who were conducting an inventory of certain taxononmic groups at Fort Belvoir. Citation: Ernst, C. H., J. C. Wilgenbusch, M. Sommerfield, P. S. Miller, T. P. Boucher. 1994. An Inventory and Distributional Study of the Fish, Bats, and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia; 1993-1994. Unpublished report submitted to U. S. Army, Fort Belvoir. May be a subspecies (C. c. malleata). |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |