Specimen Information

Melanoides tuberculata
Melanoides tuberculata
(red-rim melania)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID241865
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMelanoides
Speciestuberculata
Common Namered-rim melania
StatePR
CountyLajas
LocalityLajas Irrigation Canal, south of road PR-117, Platas Ward
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouthern Puerto Rico
HUC8 Number21010004
HUC10 NameQuebrada Boqueron to Rio Loco Watersheds
HUC10 Number2101000401
HUC12 NameEastern Valle de Lajas
HUC12 Number210100040104
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month11
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
CommentsAbundant and is widely established throughout the island since the early fifties.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/26/2024].

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