Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID157367
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateID
CountyBonner
LocalityKalispell Creek [near Priest Lake]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePriest
HUC8 Number17010215
HUC10 NamePriest Lake-Priest River
HUC10 Number1701021503
HUC12 NamePriest Lake
HUC12 Number170102150309
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month4
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13644
Author:Richards, D., B. Kerans, and D. Gustafson.
Date:2003
Title:New Zealand mudsnail in the Western USA, Chronology of important New Zealand mudsnail discoveries.
Publisher:Montana State University, Dept of Ecology.
Issue:http://wwwesgmontanaedu/aim/mollusca/nzms/
CommentsA single snail was found. A population needs to be confirmed.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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