Specimen Information

Melanoides tuberculata
Melanoides tuberculata
(red-rim melania)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1724880
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMelanoides
Speciestuberculata
Common Namered-rim melania
StateWA
CountyLincoln
LocalityCottonwood Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Lake
HUC8 Number17020001
HUC10 NameHawk Creek
HUC10 Number1702000118
HUC12 NameCottonwood Creek
HUC12 Number170200011801
Map

NAS ARM

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Collection Day8
Collection Month2
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
CommentsIn the creek. Tons of them. Just put a few in a tank until confined identity.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierWesley Daniel (USGS)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Melanoides tuberculata


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/17/2024].

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