Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID52644
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateID
CountyGooding
LocalityBox Canyon Creek, a spring on E bank of the Snake River [~ 8 mi SE of Hagerman, ID between Blue Heart Springs and Blind Canyon]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Snake-Rock
HUC8 Number17040212
HUC10 NameMud Creek-Snake River
HUC10 Number1704021210
HUC12 NameBox Canyon
HUC12 Number170402121004
Map
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Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9287
Author:Langenstein, S., and P. Bowler
Date:1991
Title:On-going macroinvertebrate analysis using the biotic condition index and the appearance of Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray) in Box Canyon Creek, southern Idaho.
Journal:Proccedings of the Desert Fishes Council.
Volume:21
Pages:183-194
Commentsnearly as common as native species of snails
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierDr. Robert Hershler, U.S. National Museum
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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