Specimen Information

Marisa cornuarietis
Marisa cornuarietis
(giant ramshorn)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID50410
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMarisa
Speciescornuarietis
Common Namegiant ramshorn
StateTX
CountyHays
LocalitySan Marcos River, in a municipal park in San Marcos
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Marcos
HUC8 Number12100203
HUC10 NameUpper San Marcos River
HUC10 Number1210020303
HUC12 NamePurgatory Creek-San Marcos River
HUC12 Number121002030302
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1983
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:23818
Author:Neck, R.W.
Date:1984
Title:Occurrence of the striped ram's horn snail, Marisa cornuarietis, in central Texas (Ampullariidae).
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:98
Issue:3
Pages:119-120
Reference 2
Ref. Number:360
Author:Howells, R.G.
Date:1992
Title:Annotated list of non-native fishes, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants, in Texas waters. Management Data Series No. 78.
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Pages:19 p.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12
Year Classadults and juveniles


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