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Pomacea insularum
(island applesnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID242705
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPomacea
Speciesinsularum
Common Nameisland applesnail
StateFL
CountyPasco
Localitya waterbody in Zephyhills at the Crystal Lake Retirement Community
HUC8 NameHillsborough
HUC8 Number3100205
Latitude28.219861
Longitude-82.242601
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day0
Month0
Year2007
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Publication Year
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuscollected
Reference #1
Ref. Number16154
AuthorRawlings, T. A., K. A. Hayes, R. H. Cowie, and T. M. Collins.
date2007
titleThe identity, distribution, and impacts on non-native apple snails in the continental United States.
journalBMC Evolutionary Biology
vol7:97
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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