Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1736342
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMelanoides
Speciestuberculata
Common Namered-rim melania
StateFL
CountyHillsborough
LocalityHillsborough River, Tampa, FL
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHillsborough
HUC8 Number03100205
HUC10 NameMiddle Hillsborough River
HUC10 Number0310020505
HUC12 NameSpillway 20
HUC12 Number031002050503
Map
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Collection Year1969
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43141
Author:Tolley-Jordan, L.R., M.A. Chadwick, and J.K. Triplett
Date:2023
Title:DNA barcoding indicates multiple invasions of the freshwater snail Melanoides tuberculata sensu lato in Florida
Journal:PLoS ONE
Volume:18
Issue:2
Pages:1-15
CommentsAlso in FLMNH database
Record TypeLiterature


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/13/2024].

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