Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID615160
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StatePA
CountyCentre
LocalitySpring Creek, approximately 500 feet upstream of the Spring Creek Road Bridge (USGS Spring Creek Axeman Gage)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBald Eagle
HUC8 Number02050204
HUC10 NameSpring Creek
HUC10 Number0205020401
HUC12 NameSpring Creek-Bald Eagle Creek
HUC12 Number020502040106
Map
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Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27550
Author:Hayes, J.
Date:2013
Title:Invasive snail found in classic trout stream.
Publisher:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
CommentsCommon in sampled sites.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierRobert Hershler, Smithsonian National Museum
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1000s


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