Specimen Information

Melanoides tuberculata
Melanoides tuberculata
(red-rim melania)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID52432
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMelanoides
Speciestuberculata
Common Namered-rim melania
StateFL
CountyHillsborough
LocalityHillsborough [River] State Park, NE of Tampa, FL
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHillsborough
HUC8 Number03100205
Map
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Collection Year1969
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26635
Author:Clench, W.J.
Date:1969
Title:Melanoides tuberculata (Muller) in Florida.
Journal:Nautilus
Volume:83
Pages:72
Reference 2
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
Reference 3
Ref. Number:43141
Author:Tolley-Jordan, L.R., M.A. Chadwick, and J.K. Triplett
Date:2023
Title:DNA barcoding indicates multiple invasions of the freshwater snail Melanoides tuberculata sensu lato in Florida
Journal:PLoS ONE
Volume:18
Issue:2
Pages:1-15
CommentsSee Murray, H.D. 1971. The introduction and spread of Thiarids in the United States. The Biologist 53(3): 133-135.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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