Specimen Information

Radix auricularia
Radix auricularia
(European ear snail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1633148
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusRadix
Speciesauricularia
Common NameEuropean ear snail
StateID
CountyBenewah
LocalityCoeur d'Alene Lake, Hawleys Landing in the Heyburn State Park boundaries in the town of St. Maries
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Joe
HUC8 Number17010304
HUC10 NameLower St Joe River
HUC10 Number1701030411
HUC12 NamePedee Creek-St Joe River
HUC12 Number170103041104
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NAS ARM

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Collection Day22
Collection Month10
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | dispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsLive R. auricularia were observed and collected along the drawdown-exposed shoreline and in less than 1 m of water on dock pilings, aquatic plants and sediment. This population is clearly established.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierSmithsonian Institution
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected50
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Radix auricularia
Radix auricularia


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [10/17/2024].

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