Specimen Information

Gillia altilis
Gillia altilis
(buffalo pebblesnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Native Transplant

Specimen ID50202
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusGillia
Speciesaltilis
Common Namebuffalo pebblesnail
StateNY
CountyMonroe
LocalityErie Canal at Brighton, NY
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameIrondequoit-Ninemile
HUC8 Number04140101
HUC10 NameIrondequoit Creek-Frontal Lake Ontario
HUC10 Number0414010107
HUC12 NameAllen Creek
HUC12 Number041401010703
Map
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Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaycanal
Statuscollected
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
CommentsNative to Atlantic Coast drainage. Year is publication date, Date of collection not recorded, but probably from 1930s.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 118415
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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