Specimen Information

Bithynia tentaculata
Bithynia tentaculata
(mud bithynia)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1886401
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusBithynia
Speciestentaculata
Common Namemud bithynia
StateVT
CountyAddison
LocalityLewis Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Champlain
HUC8 Number04300108
HUC10 NameLewis Creek
HUC10 Number0430010805
HUC12 NameOutlet Lewis Creek
HUC12 Number043001080502
Map
Collection Day15
Collection Month7
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
CommentsOnly one found, desiccated, but operculum still intact. Later fell off, but is included in photos. Lewis Creek, North Ferrisburgh, VT, Slightly downstream from Fish and Wildlife boat access area.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierMelanie Giangreco
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Bithynia tentaculata
Bithynia tentaculata
Bithynia tentaculata
Bithynia tentaculata


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/10/2025].

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