Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1732968
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateTX
CountyHarris
LocalityAddicks Reservoir, 500 feet from Bear Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBuffalo-San Jacinto
HUC8 Number12040104
HUC10 NameAddicks Reservoir
HUC10 Number1204010402
HUC12 NameBear Creek
HUC12 Number120401040202
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month11
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
CommentsThis specimen was located 500 feet from the nearest water, Bear Creek. He probably was carried in to this point by high flood waters of years past which inundated the entire reservoir. And then was stranded as the water receded.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierC. Morningstar, USGS
Number Collected1
Photo
Pomacea maculata


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/27/2024].

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