Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID253636
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateNY
CountyNiagara
Localityan unnamed creek [~2 mi E of Youngstown]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOak Orchard-Twelvemile
HUC8 Number04130001
HUC10 NameTwelvemile Creek-Frontal Lake Ontario
HUC10 Number0413000109
HUC12 NameFourmile Creek-Frontal Lake Ontario
HUC12 Number041300010902
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month6
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18954
Author:Levri, E.P., and W. Jacoby
Date:2008
Title:The invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) found in stream of the Lake Ontario watershed.
Journal:Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science
Volume:82
Issue:1
Pages:7-11
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected75


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