Specimen Information

Radix auricularia
Radix auricularia
(European ear snail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID50225
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusRadix
Speciesauricularia
Common NameEuropean ear snail
StateCA
CountyAlameda
LocalityAlameda Creek at Western Pacific Railroad crossing, Niles, CA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Francisco Bay
HUC8 Number18050004
HUC10 NameAlameda Creek
HUC10 Number1805000406
HUC12 NameLower Alameda Creek
HUC12 Number180500040603
Map
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Collection Year1966
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1642
Author:Hanna, G.D.
Date:1966
Title:Introduced mollusks of western North America.
Journal:Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences
Volume:48
Pages:1-108
CommentsSee page 76 of the reference. Cannot find this specimen when searching the online collection database at CAS on 2/9/2015.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalCal. Acad. Sci.
Museum Cat NumberCAS-IZ 12657
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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