Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID260709
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
CountryCanada
StateBC
Localitya waterway in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOregon, Washington, Vancouver Coast and Shelf
HUC8 Number32505700
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18199
Author:Davidson, T.M., V.E.F. Brenneis, C. de Rivera, R. Draheim, and G.E. Gillespie
Date:2008
Title:Northern range expansion and coastal occurrences of the New Zealand mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) in the northeast Pacific.
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:3
Issue:3
Pages:349-353
CommentsLow density.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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