Specimen Information

Melanoides turriculus
(fawn melania)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID52608
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusMelanoides
Speciesturriculus
Common Namefawn melania
StateFL
CountyHillsborough
LocalityEureka Springs [east of Tampa between I-75 and Hwy 301 on Sixmile Creek]
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameTampa Bay
HUC8 Number03100206
Map
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Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1652
Author:McCann, J.A., L.N. Arkin, and J.D. Williams
Date:1996
Title:Nonindigenous Aquatic and Selected Terrestrial Species of Florida. Status, Pathways, Dates of Introduction, Range Distributions, and Significant Ecological and Economic Effects
Publisher:Florida Caribbean Science Center, U S Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL.
Pages:301 pp
CommentsYear is publication date of source document.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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