Specimen Information

Cipangopaludina chinensis
Cipangopaludina chinensis
(Chinese mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID262118
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StateNY
CountyNiagara
LocalityNiagara River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNiagara River
HUC8 Number04270101
HUC10 NameNiagara
HUC10 Number0427010108
HUC12 Name041201040000
HUC12 Number042701010807
Map
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Collection Year1931
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18779
Author:U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).
Date:2008
Title:Predicting future introductions of nonindigenous species to the Great Lakes.
Publisher:Environmental Protection Agency.
Issue:EPA/600/R-08/066F
Pages:138 pp
CommentsMay be a subspecies (C. c. malleata).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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