Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID163150
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateOR
CountyMalheur
LocalityBully Creek at Hwy 20 crossing (R.M. 2.3) just SW of Vale, OR
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBully
HUC8 Number17050118
HUC10 NameLower Bully Creek
HUC10 Number1705011803
HUC12 NameBully Creek
HUC12 Number170501180304
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month12
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19769
Author:Montana State University.
Date:2011
Title:New Zealand mudsnails in the Western USA dataset (1995-2010).
CommentsThe snails were inadvertantly found while collecting water samples. A sample was sent to Montana State University.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected30-40


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