Specimen Information

Pyganodon grandis
Pyganodon grandis
(giant floater)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1714237
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusPyganodon
Speciesgrandis
Common Namegiant floater
StateNJ
CountySomerset
LocalityRaritan River Downstream of Island Farm Dam
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaritan
HUC8 Number02030105
HUC10 NameRaritan River
HUC10 Number0203010505
HUC12 NameMile Run-Raritan River
HUC12 Number020301050506
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month6
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusunknown
CommentsInitial ID based on field characteristics followed up by confirmation of ID based on genetic analysis by Rutgers University.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierRobert Somes (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/1/2024].

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