Specimen ID | 1633920 |
Group | Mollusks-Gastropods |
Genus | Pomacea |
Species | maculata |
Common Name | giant applesnail |
State | TX |
County | Bexar |
Locality | San Antonio River from E. Josephine St. to South Alamo St. |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Upper San Antonio |
HUC8 Number | 12100301 |
HUC10 Name | Headwaters San Antonio River |
HUC10 Number | 1210030102 |
HUC12 Name | Olmos Creek-San Antonio River |
HUC12 Number | 121003010201 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 8 |
Collection Month | 1 |
Collection Year | 2020 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released aquarium | hitch hiker on aquatic plants | dispersed |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 34015 |
Author: | Gibbons, B. |
Date: | 2020 |
Title: | Snails, Tilapia, Scooters Pulled From Drained San Antonio River |
Publisher: | The Rivard Report |
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Comments | First discovered in October of 2019 near the city marina, then more found during a river drawdown in January of 2020 |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 60+ |