Specimen Information

Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
(New Zealand mudsnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1757037
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateWY
CountyTeton
LocalityPolecat Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSnake Headwaters
HUC8 Number17040101
HUC10 NameMoose Creek-Snake River
HUC10 Number1704010104
HUC12 NamePolecat Creek
HUC12 Number170401010401
Map
Collection Year2014
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:44738
Author:Larson, M.D., D. Greenwood, K. Flanigan, and A.C. Krist
Date:2023
Title:Field surveys reveal physicochemical conditions promoting occurrence and high abundance of an invasive freshwater snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum)
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:18
Issue:1
Pages:83-102
CommentsSampling occurred above and below geothermal output
Record TypeLiterature


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