Specimen Information

Cipangopaludina chinensis
Cipangopaludina chinensis
(Chinese mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID241298
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StateME
CountyYork
LocalityMousam Lake (just E of Acton)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePiscataqua-Salmon Falls
HUC8 Number01060003
HUC10 NameMousam River-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0106000302
HUC12 NameMousam Lake
HUC12 Number010600030201
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
CommentsMay be a subspecies (C. c. malleata).
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierRoberta Hill, Maine Center for Inv. Aq. Plants
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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