Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID157443
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateCA
CountyInyo
LocalityBishops Creek canal
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCrowley Lake
HUC8 Number18090102
HUC10 NameHorton Creek-Owens River
HUC10 Number1809010204
HUC12 NamePleasant Valley Reservoir-Owens River
HUC12 Number180901020404
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month5
Collection Year2002
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).
CommentsAbundant. Found in clusters on/in live native mussels (Anodonta californiensis).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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