Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID275846
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateNV
CountyElko
LocalityShoshone Creek, mouth
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSalmon Falls
HUC8 Number17040213
HUC10 NameTrout Creek-Salmon Falls Creek
HUC10 Number1704021306
HUC12 NameSan Jacinto Ranch Spring-Salmon Falls Creek
HUC12 Number170402130605
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month3
Collection Year2003
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 = abundant. No snails were found in Salmon Falls Creek above this site.
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberG1444
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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