Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID879967
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesmaculata
Common Namegiant applesnail
StateSC
CountyCharleston
Localitypond between Winding Ridge Ct and Country Manor Dr
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBulls Bay
HUC8 Number03050209
HUC10 NameBulls Bay
HUC10 Number0305020902
HUC12 NameBreach Inlet
HUC12 Number030502090204
Map
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Collection Month8
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
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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