Specimen Information

Tarebia granifera
Tarebia granifera
(quilted melania)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID50172
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusTarebia
Speciesgranifera
Common Namequilted melania
StateFL
CountyHillsborough
LocalityLithia Springs County Park
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameAlafia
HUC8 Number03100204
Map
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Collection Year1949
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29540
Author:Abbott, R.T.
Date:1952
Title:A study of an intermediate snail host (Thiara granifera) of the oriental lung fluke (Paragonimus).
Journal:Proceedings of the United States National Museum
Volume:102
Issue:3292
Pages:71-116
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierDr. R. Tucker Abbott
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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