Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID50250
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusUrosalpinx
Speciescinerea
Common NameAtlantic oyster drill
StateWA
LocalityPuget Sound drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NamePuget Sound
HUC8 Number17110019
Map
Collection Year1947
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
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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