Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID50178
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateMT
CountyGallatin
LocalityMadison River at Bakers Hole Campground in Gallatin National Forest below Yellowstone Park boundary (111.1 W, 44.7 N).
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMadison
HUC8 Number10020007
HUC10 NameHeadwaters Madison River
HUC10 Number1002000702
HUC12 NameMadison Arm-Madison River
HUC12 Number100200070205
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month10
Collection Year1996
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
Record TypeLiterature
Disposalethanol and dried
Museum Cat NumberW0221 Florida Caribbean Sc
VerifierDan L. Gustafson, Bio. Dept., Montana St. U., Boze
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collectedthousands


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