Specimen Information

Cipangopaludina chinensis
Cipangopaludina chinensis
(Chinese mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID52290
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StateMA
CountySuffolk
LocalityMuddy River within the city limits of Boston
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameCharles
HUC8 Number01090001
Map
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Collection Year1914
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9181
Author:Clench, W.J., and S.L.H. Fuller
Date:1965
Title:The genus Viviparus (Viviparidae) in North America.
Journal:Occasional Papers on Mollusks
Volume:2
Pages:385-412
CommentsMay be a subspecies (C. c. malleata).
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierC.W. Johnson
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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