Specimen Information

Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
(New Zealand mudsnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1657395
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateCA
CountySiskiyou
LocalityShasta River (mouth) at the Klamath River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameShasta
HUC8 Number18010207
HUC10 NameYreka Creek-Shasta River
HUC10 Number1801020705
HUC12 NameBunton Hollow Creek-Shasta River
HUC12 Number180102070503
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month10
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed current | hitch hiker
Statusunknown
CommentsFairly high densities at CDFW weir site above mouth of Shasta River at the Klamath River.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierL. Breck McAlexander (CDFW)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected200


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/3/2024].

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