Specimen Information

Melanoides tuberculata
Melanoides tuberculata
(red-rim melania)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1652553
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMelanoides
Speciestuberculata
Common Namered-rim melania
StateTX
CountyWilliamson
LocalitySouth San Gabriel River, immediately below the Liberty Hill Wastewater Effluent Discharge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Gabriel
HUC8 Number12070205
HUC10 NameSouth Fork San Gabriel River
HUC10 Number1207020502
HUC12 NameLower South Fork San Gabriel River
HUC12 Number120702050203
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month8
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on aquatic plants | released aquarium
Statusestablished
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierCayla Morningstar, USGS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1,000,000+
Photo
Melanoides tuberculata
Melanoides tuberculata


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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