Specimen ID | 1732968 |
Group | Mollusks-Gastropods |
Genus | Pomacea |
Species | maculata |
Common Name | giant applesnail |
State | TX |
County | Harris |
Locality | Addicks Reservoir, 500 feet from Bear Creek |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Buffalo-San Jacinto |
HUC8 Number | 12040104 |
HUC10 Name | Addicks Reservoir |
HUC10 Number | 1204010402 |
HUC12 Name | Bear Creek |
HUC12 Number | 120401040202 |
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Collection Day | 28 |
Collection Month | 11 |
Collection Year | 2023 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Comments | This 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 Type | NAS sighting report |
Verifier | C. Morningstar, USGS |
Number Collected | 1 |
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