Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID276406
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateWY
CountySweetwater
LocalityGreen River, just upstream from Green River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Green-Slate
HUC8 Number14040103
HUC10 NameEightmile Wash-Green River
HUC10 Number1404010306
HUC12 NameTelephone Canyon-Green River
HUC12 Number140401030610
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month4
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18154
Author:Vinson, M.
Date:2008
Title:New Zealand mudsnail in western states.
Journal:Unpublished data.
Publisher:Dept of Aquatic, Watershed, and Earth Resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
Pages:277 records
CommentsNone have been found in subsequent sampling as of 2014.
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat Number122007
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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