Specimen Information

Cipangopaludina chinensis
Cipangopaludina chinensis
(Chinese mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID558066
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusCipangopaludina
Specieschinensis
Common NameChinese mysterysnail
StateNE
CountyLancaster
LocalityWild Plum Lake, 28 km SW of Lincoln
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSalt
HUC8 Number10200203
HUC10 NameUpper Salt Creek
HUC10 Number1020020301
HUC12 NameOlive Creek Lake
HUC12 Number102002030101
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month9
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26270
Author:Chaine, N.M., C.R. Allen, K.A. Fricke, D.M. Haak, M.L. Hellman, R.A. Kill, K.T. Nemec, K.L. Pope, N.A. Smeenk, B.J. Stephen, D.R. Uden, K.M. Unstad, and A.E. Vader Ham
Date:2012
Title:Population estimate of Chinese mystery snail (Bellamya chinensis) in a Nebraska reservoir.
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:1
Issue:4
Pages:283-287
Reference 2
Ref. Number:26269
Author:Stephen, B.J., C.R. Allen, N.M. Chaine, K.A. Fricke, D.M. Haak, M.L. Hellman, R.A. Kill, K.T. Nemec, K.L. Pope, N.A. Smeenk, D.R. Uden, K.M. Unstad, and A. Wong
Date:2013
Title:Fecundity of the Chinese mystery snail in a Nebraska reservoir.
Journal:Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Volume:28
Issue:3
Pages:439-444
CommentsOne female contained 133 developing embryos. May be a subspecies (C. c. malleata).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected371
Size57 mm max.


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/23/2024].

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