Specimen ID | 52744 |
Group | Mollusks-Gastropods |
Genus | Pomacea |
Species | cumingii |
Common Name | an applesnail |
State | PR |
County | Trujillo Alto |
Locality | Loiza Reservoir |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Eastern Puerto Rico |
HUC8 Number | 21010005 |
HUC10 Name | Rio Grande de Loiza Watershed |
HUC10 Number | 2101000504 |
HUC12 Name | Rio Grande de Loiza at Carraizo Dam |
HUC12 Number | 210100050409 |
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Collection Month | 5 |
Collection Year | 1954 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 9418 |
Author: | Williams, E.H., Jr., L. Bunkley-Williams, C.G. Lilyestrom and E.A.R. Ortiz-Corps |
Date: | 2001 |
Title: | A review of recent introductions of aquatic invertebrates in Puerto Rico and implications for the management of nonindigenous species. |
Journal: | Caribbean Journal of Science |
Volume: | 37 |
Issue: | 3-4 |
Pages: | 246-251 |
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Comments | Vouchered as Pomacea cf. cumingii King. Densities reported as high. This snail had been imported for years by the aquarium industry. - Williams et al. 2001 |
Record Type | Specimen |
Disposal | Dry |
Museum Cat Number | USNM 835005 |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 11 |