Specimen Information

Marisa cornuarietis
Marisa cornuarietis
(giant ramshorn)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1634592
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMarisa
Speciescornuarietis
Common Namegiant ramshorn
StateTX
CountyComal
LocalityComal River, Landa Park, Texas
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Guadalupe
HUC8 Number12100202
HUC10 NameComal River-Guadalupe River
HUC10 Number1210020201
HUC12 NameDry Comal River-Guadalupe River
HUC12 Number121002020106
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:33651
Author:Horne, F.R., T.L. Arsuffi, and R.W. Neck
Date:1992
Title:Recent introduction and potential botanical impact of the giant rams-horn snail, Marisa cornuarietis (Pilidae), in the Comal Springs ecosystem of central Texas
Journal:The Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:37
Issue:2
Pages:194-214
CommentsFirst detection of the snails in Comal River. They are now established in the River
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4 shells


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