Specimen Information

Pomacea maculata
Pomacea maculata
(giant applesnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1731326
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateTX
CountyHarris
LocalityHorsepen Bayou, Galveston, TX
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Galveston Bay
HUC8 Number12040204
HUC10 NameClear Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay
HUC10 Number1204020401
HUC12 NameClear Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay
HUC12 Number120402040100
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month4
Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25114
Author:Hayes, K.A., R.H. Cowie, S.C. Thiengo, and E.E. Strong
Date:2012
Title:Comparing apples with apples: clarifying the identities of two highly invasive Neotropical Ampullaridae (Caenogastropoda).
Journal:Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Volume:166
Issue:4
Pages:723-753
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 1185846
VerifierHayes. K.A.
Number Collected2


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