Specimen Information

Melanoides tuberculata
Melanoides tuberculata
(red-rim melania)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID50180
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMelanoides
Speciestuberculata
Common Namered-rim melania
StateMT
CountyMadison
LocalityBeaverhead Rock Warm Spring [Big Hole River][~10 mi SW of Twin Bridges, MT]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBeaverhead
HUC8 Number10020002
HUC10 NameLower Beaverhead River
HUC10 Number1002000207
HUC12 NameSpring Creek
HUC12 Number100200020701
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month1
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected9
Size~1 inch


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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