Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID157368
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateID
CountyFremont
LocalityBuffalo River at the US-20 Bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Henrys
HUC8 Number17040202
HUC10 NameMiddle Henrys Fork
HUC10 Number1704020206
HUC12 NameBuffalo River
HUC12 Number170402020601
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month9
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
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/
Reference 2
Ref. Number:19769
Author:Montana State University.
Date:2011
Title:New Zealand mudsnails in the Western USA dataset (1995-2010).
CommentsSparse population. First sighting in the Henrys Fork drainage, which has had mudsnails nearby for many years.
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberG0018
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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