Specimen Information

Pomacea canaliculata
Pomacea canaliculata
(channeled applesnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1711832
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciescanaliculata
Common Namechanneled applesnail
StateCA
CountySan Diego
LocalityLake Miramar near Miramar Naval Air Station, a half mile east of Interstate
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSan Diego
HUC8 Number18070304
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month6
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:40920
Author:Alvarez, J.A., and B.J. Alvarez
Date:2022
Title:The current distribution and putative spread of the channeled apple snail in California 
Journal:California Fish and Wildlife Journal
Volume:108
Issue:2
Pages:e8
Reference 2
Ref. Number:40921
Author:Cerutti, R.
Date:1998
Title:An infestation of Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1804) in Lake Miramar, San Diego, California
Journal:The Festivus
Volume:30
Issue:2
Pages:25-29
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected1


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