Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1703680
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StateNJ
CountyMonmouth
LocalityManasquan Reservoir (South Fork Timber Swamp Brook)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMullica-Toms
HUC8 Number02040301
HUC10 NameManasquan River-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0204030101
HUC12 NameMiddle Manasquan River
HUC12 Number020403010102
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month9
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
CommentsFound the empty shells. No live animals Could have been 50+ Found at waters edge. Drought conditions this year exposed more shoreline than normal.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierWesley Daniel (USGS)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected50
Photo
Cipangopaludina chinensis
Cipangopaludina chinensis
Cipangopaludina chinensis
Cipangopaludina chinensis


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/2/2024].

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