Specimen Information

Pomacea diffusa
Pomacea diffusa
(spike-topped applesnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID238982
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesdiffusa
Common Namespike-topped applesnail
StateAL
CountyMobile
Localityan unidentified waterbody in Mobile
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameMobile Bay-Tombigbee
HUC8 Number03160200
Map
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Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16154
Author:Rawlings, T.A., K.A. Hayes, R.H. Cowie, and T.M. Collins
Date:2007
Title:The identity, distribution, and impacts on non-native apple snails in the continental United States.
Journal:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Volume:7
Pages:97
Reference 2
Ref. Number:16348
Author:Howells, R.G., L.F. Burlakova, A.Y. Karatayev, R.K. Marfurt, and R.L. Burks
Date:2006
Title:Native and introduced Ampullariidae in North America
Publisher:Philippine Rice Research Institute
Pages:Pages 73-112
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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