Specimen Information

Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
(New Zealand mudsnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID157174
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Superior, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13623
Author:Grigorovich, I.A., A.V. Korniushin, D.K. Gray, I.C. Duggan, R.I. Colautti, and H.J. MacIsaac
Date:2003
Title:Lake Superior: an invasion coldspot?.
Journal:Hydrobiologia
Volume:499
Issue:1-3
Pages:191-210
CommentsCollected in sandy substrate at 8.9 m offshore of Thunder Bay.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalCMN
Museum Cat NumberCMNML 093666
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Size2.7 mm; 3.7 mm
Number of Juveniles1
Number of Females1


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