Specimen Information

Cipangopaludina japonica
Cipangopaludina japonica
(Japanese mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1713573
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Speciesjaponica
Common NameJapanese mysterysnail
StateGA
CountyGreene
LocalityLake Oconee
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Oconee
HUC8 Number03070101
HUC10 NameGreenbrier Creek-Oconee River
HUC10 Number0307010107
HUC12 NameOconee River-Lake Oconee
HUC12 Number030701010706
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Collection Day8
Collection Month6
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | dispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsPopulations are very abundant in most surveyed locations within lake Oconee and several surveyed locations downstream in Lake Sinclair.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierMatthew Rowe (Georgia Department of Natural Resources)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1000
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Cipangopaludina japonica
Cipangopaludina japonica


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/30/2024].

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