Specimen Information

Pomacea maculata
Pomacea maculata
(giant applesnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID879966
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateSC
CountyCharleston
Localitypond S of Windmill Creek Rd
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCooper
HUC8 Number03050201
HUC10 NameAshley River
HUC10 Number0305020106
HUC12 NameLower Ashley River
HUC12 Number030502010605
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28081
Author:Kingsley-Smith, P., A. Fowler, E. Gooding, and D. Knott.
Date:2015
Title:SCDNR Marine Resources Research Institute Report to GSARP.
Publisher:South Carolina Marine Resource Research Institute
Pages:7
Reference 2
Ref. Number:32245
Author:Gooding, E.L., A.E. Fowler, D. Knott, R.T Dillon, Jr., T. Brown, M.R. Kendrick, and P.R. Kingsley-Smith
Date:2018
Title:Life History and Phenological Characteristics of the Invasive Island Apple Snail Pomacea maculata (Perry, 1810) in Stormwater Retention Ponds in Coastal South Carolina, USA
Journal:Journal of Shellfish Research
Volume:37
Issue:1
Pages:229-238
Commentspart of survey expanded to all ponds with 0.5 mile radius of original site of known introduction
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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