Specimen Information

Cipangopaludina japonica
Cipangopaludina japonica
(Japanese mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1635427
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Speciesjaponica
Common NameJapanese mysterysnail
StateSC
CountyLaurens
LocalityLake Greenwood [Greenwood reservoir], impoundment of the Saluda River, ~40 miles west of Columbia, South Carolina
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSaluda
HUC8 Number03050109
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on aquatic plants | released aquarium | dispersed
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34218
Author:Dillon, R.
Date:2003
Title:The freshwater gastropods of North America Project: Invasive Viviparids in South Carolina
Volume:4
CommentsReported to in literature second-hand
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierR. Dillon
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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