Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID250224
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMelanoides
Speciestuberculata
Common Namered-rim melania
StateTX
CountyVictoria
LocalityColeto Creek Reservoir [just SW of Victoria]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Guadalupe
HUC8 Number12100204
HUC10 NameHeadwaters Coleto Creek
HUC10 Number1210020403
HUC12 NamePerdido Creek-Coleto Creek
HUC12 Number121002040304
Map
Collection Day11
Collection Month7
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuscollected
Record TypePersonal communication
Museum Cat NumberColl. of Charleston
VerifierDr. Robert Dillon - College of Charleston
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/17/2025].

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