Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID157465
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateWY
CountyHot Springs
LocalityBighorn River near Fourmile Bridge, 1 mile downstream of Hwy 20 bridge, downstream of Wind River Canyon
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Bighorn
HUC8 Number10080007
HUC10 NameBuffalo Creek-Bighorn River
HUC10 Number1008000703
HUC12 NameBlack Willow Draw-Bighorn River
HUC12 Number100800070309
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month10
Collection Year2003
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. Numerous snails collected.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierDan Gustafson
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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