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Potamopyrgus antipodarum
(New Zealand mudsnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID237761
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StatePA
CountyErie
LocalityLake Erie, near Erie, PA [~6 km N of Presque Isle]
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number4120200
Latitude42.22
Longitude-80.0697
Lat-Long Sourcereported
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day0
Month6 (June)
Year2005
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Primary Pathwayhitch hiker
Statuscollected
Reference #1
Ref. Number16038
AuthorLevri, E. P., A. A. Kelly, and E. Love.
date2007
titleThe invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) in Lake Erie.
journalJ. Great Lakes Res.
vol33
pages1-6.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed2





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