Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID242906
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateCA
CountyShasta
LocalityLake Shasta, Bridge Bay [~11 mi N of Redding]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Pit
HUC8 Number18020003
HUC10 NamePit River Arm-Shasta Lake
HUC10 Number1802000313
HUC12 NameCove Creek-Pit River Arm
HUC12 Number180200031303
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month9
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19769
Author:Montana State University.
Date:2011
Title:New Zealand mudsnails in the Western USA dataset (1995-2010).
Commentsdensity = sparse
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierDr. Ed Levri, Penn State U., Altoona Campus
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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