Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID52293
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StateWA
CountyKing
LocalityGreen Lake in Seattle
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Washington
HUC8 Number17110012
HUC10 NameLower Sammamish River
HUC10 Number1711001204
HUC12 NameLake Washington-Sammamish River
HUC12 Number171100120400
Map
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Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuscollected
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
CommentsReportedly sent to Harvard MCZ, but no accession record found; may be a subspecies (C. c. malleata).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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