Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID52351
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StateMD
CountyPrince George's
LocalityPotomac River 1/4 mi below Woodrow Wilson [Memorial] Bridge (I-95 bridge west of Oxon Hill, MD)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
Map
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Collection Year1974
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:362
Author:Dundee, D.S.
Date:1974
Title:Catalog of introduced mollusks of eastern North America (north of Mexico).
Journal:Sterkiana
Volume:55
Pages:1-37
CommentsMay be a subspecies (C. c. malleata).
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalANSP(to be assessioned)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Marine


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