Specimen Information

Urosalpinx cinerea
Urosalpinx cinerea
(Atlantic oyster drill)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Native Transplant

Specimen ID50249
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusUrosalpinx
Speciescinerea
Common NameAtlantic oyster drill
StateCA
CountySan Mateo
LocalitySan Francisco Bay near Belmont
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSan Francisco Bay
HUC8 Number18050004
Map
Collection Year1888
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
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
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1380
Author:Meinkoth, N.A.
Date:1981
Title:The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashore Creatures.
Publisher:Alfred A Knopf, New York.
Pages:813 pp
Comments1370 says intro. into S. CA.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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