Specimen Information

Cipangopaludina chinensis
Cipangopaludina chinensis
(Chinese mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1695311
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StateVA
CountyWestmoreland
LocalityPotomac River at Westmoreland State Park's Fossil Beach, just north of the Chesapeake Bay confluence
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Potomac
HUC8 Number02070011
HUC10 NameMachodoc Creek-Potomac River
HUC10 Number0207001106
HUC12 NamePopes Creek-Potomac River
HUC12 Number020700110604
Map

NAS ARM

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Collection Day17
Collection Month1
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker | dispersed
Statusunknown
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierC. Morningstar, USGS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Number Released1
Photo
Cipangopaludina chinensis


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/23/2024].

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