Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1697332
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StatePA
CountyLehigh
LocalityCedar Creek, at Cedar Creek Parkway East, Allentown PA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLehigh
HUC8 Number02040106
HUC10 NameLittle Lehigh Creek
HUC10 Number0204010607
HUC12 NameCedar Creek-Little Lehigh Creek
HUC12 Number020401060703
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month7
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsFound during targeted PA Fish and Boat Commission survey. ID confirmed in lab by agency AIS Coordinator Sean Hartzell. Many hundreds observed at this location.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierSean Hartzell (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected100
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Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum


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