Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1932793
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateCA
CountyShasta
LocalitySacramento River, side channel near Highway 5 and Metz Road
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameClear Creek-Sacramento River
HUC8 Number18020154
HUC10 NameChurn Creek-Sacramento River
HUC10 Number1802015403
HUC12 NameClover Creek-Sacramento River
HUC12 Number180201540305
Map
Collection Day30
Collection Month7
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
CommentsThese were sampled as part of a student thesis project looking and benthic macroinvertebrates of side channels in the Sacramento River
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierDaniel Pickard, CSU, DFG Aquatic Bioassessment Lab
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected43


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/25/2026].

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