Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1692251
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateCA
CountySanta Cruz
LocalityStruve Slough SE of Green Valley Rd. and at the end of Landis Ave
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePajaro
HUC8 Number18060002
HUC10 NamePajaro River
HUC10 Number1806000208
HUC12 NameWatsonville Slough Frontal
HUC12 Number180600020804
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NAS ARM

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Collection Day3
Collection Month6
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker | dispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsNumbers seem to have increased over the months since first observed.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected14
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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2023]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [6/3/2023].

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