Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1697386
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StateMI
CountyKalamazoo
LocalityLong Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Joseph
HUC8 Number04050001
HUC10 NamePortage River
HUC10 Number0405000105
HUC12 NameGourdneck Creek
HUC12 Number040500010502
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month7
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Statusunknown
CommentsPrivate swimming beach at Lake Village Homestead property, Long Lake, near Portage MI. The shell was just off the beach under a tree adjacent to the dock where I have been told raccoons drop shells of mollusks they have eaten.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierWesley Daniel (USGS)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Cipangopaludina chinensis


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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