Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1758498
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateTX
CountyBexar
LocalityDowntown reach of San Antonio River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper San Antonio
HUC8 Number12100301
HUC10 NameHeadwaters San Antonio River
HUC10 Number1210030102
HUC12 NameOlmos Creek-San Antonio River
HUC12 Number121003010201
Map
Collection Day24
Collection Month1
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:44955
Author:Burks, R.L., C. Reynolds, E. Rosas, C. Bashara, L. Dolapchiev, C.L. Jerde, and M.A. Barnes
Date:2024
Title:Snail slime in real time: challenges in predicting the relationship between environmental DNA and apple snail biomass
Journal:Management of Biological Invasions
Volume:15
Issue:3
Pages:415-435
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected299


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [7/16/2025].

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