| Specimen ID | 1877872 |
| Group | Mollusks-Gastropods |
| Genus | Pomacea |
| Species | maculata |
| Common Name | giant applesnail |
| State | TX |
| County | Travis |
| Locality | Bear Lake in the Meridian subdivision, an impoundment of Bear Creek. |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Austin-Travis Lakes |
| HUC8 Number | 12090205 |
| HUC10 Name | Onion Creek-Colorado River |
| HUC10 Number | 1209020504 |
| HUC12 Name | Bear Creek |
| HUC12 Number | 120902050406 |
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| Collection Month | 10 |
| Collection Year | 2021 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | extirpated |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 45739 |
| Author: | Rosas, E.G., C. Basshara, D. Christie, M.A. Barnes, and R.L. Burks |
| Date: | 2025 |
| Title: | Winning the shell game: environmental DNA (eDNA) confirms local control of the invasive apple snail, Pomacea maculata |
| Journal: | Management of Biological Invasions |
| Volume: | 16 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 397-410 |
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| Comments | Visual surveys and eDNA suggest over 99% of population have been extirpated as of 2024. Species identification was genetically confirmed |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Rosas et al. |
| Number Collected | 4 |
