Specimen Information

Viviparus georgianus
Viviparus georgianus
(banded mysterysnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Native Transplant

Specimen ID877747
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusViviparus
Speciesgeorgianus
Common Namebanded mysterysnail
StateIN
CountySteuben
LocalityLake George on the Indiana/Michigan border
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Joseph
HUC8 Number04050001
HUC10 NameFawn River
HUC10 Number0405000108
HUC12 NameSnow Lake
HUC12 Number040500010801
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month7
Collection Year2014
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | hitch hiker on aquatic plants? | dispersed waterfowl
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27933
Author:Aquatic Weed Control.
Date:2015
Title:Lake George aquatic vegetation management plan - 2014 update
Publisher:The Lake George Cottagers Association
Pages:39 pp
CommentsDiscovered in 2014. Snail kill observed after large-scale herbicide treatment (Cutrine ultra + Hydrothol) to combat starry stonewort
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierUSGS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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