Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1691941
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateAZ
CountyYavapai
LocalityOak Creek in riffle just below the Page Springs Fish Hatchery show pond outflow
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Verde
HUC8 Number15060202
HUC10 NameOak Creek
HUC10 Number1506020205
HUC12 NameLower Oak Creek
HUC12 Number150602020511
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NAS ARM

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Collection Day8
Collection Month9
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker in aquaculture
Statusestablished
Comments"New Zealand mudsnails had been detected visually in part of the Page Springs Hatchery in October 2019. We've had positive results of the snail from eDNA sampling along Oak Creek at the outflow and upstream as far as West Fork Oak Creek confluence with Oak Creek. This was the first visual observation of mudsnails found in Oak Creek (September 2021)." -AZGFD
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierArizona Game and Fish Department, C. Morningstar (USGS)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3
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Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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