Specimen Information

Cipangopaludina chinensis
Cipangopaludina chinensis
(Chinese mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1736750
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StatePA
CountyWyoming
LocalitySteven's Lake, Wyoming County. Near boat launch and lake outlet.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Susquehanna-Tunkhannock
HUC8 Number02050106
HUC10 NameTunkhannock Creek
HUC10 Number0205010612
HUC12 NameLower Tunkhannock Creek
HUC12 Number020501061208
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month8
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
CommentsFound during Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission surveys for aquatic invasive species. Population appears to be well-established.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierSean Hartzell, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Number Collected20+
Year Classvarious
Photo
A hand holding a Chinese mysterysnail.
A hand holding a Chinese mysertysnail.
More than twenty Chinese mysterysnails of various sizes on a rock in a waterbody.


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [9/7/2024].

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