Specimen Information

Bithynia tentaculata
Bithynia tentaculata
(mud bithynia)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID50195
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusBithynia
Speciestentaculata
Common Namemud bithynia
StateNY
CountyOswego
LocalityLake Ontario at Oswego, NY
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
HUC10 NameLake Ontario
HUC10 Number0428000202
HUC12 NameLake Ontario
HUC12 Number042800020200
Map
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Collection Year1879
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:703
Author:Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:1-54
Reference 2
Ref. Number:18054
Author:Mills, E.L., M.D. Scheuerell, J.T. Carlton, and D.L. Strayer
Date:1997
Title:Biological invasions in the Hudson River basin: an inventory and historical analysis
Journal:New York State Museum Circular
Volume:57
Pages:1-51
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest RecordNation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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