Specimen Information

Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
(New Zealand mudsnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID52636
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateID
CountyTwin Falls
LocalitySnake River in the Lower Salmon Falls Dam tailwaters (the Hagerman Reach) [just downriver from Hagerman, ID]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Snake-Rock
HUC8 Number17040212
HUC10 NameYahoo Creek-Snake River
HUC10 Number1704021211
HUC12 NamePeters Gulch-Snake River
HUC12 Number170402121105
Map
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Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9286
Author:Bowler, P.A.
Date:1991
Title:The rapid spread of the freshwater hydrobiid snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray) in the middle Snake River, southern Idaho.
Journal:Proccedings of the Desert Fishes Council.
Volume:21
Pages:173-182
Commentscommon on filamentous green algae, aquatic macrophytes, and rocky boulders
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierDwight W. Taylor
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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