Invasion History
First Non-native North American Tidal Record:First Non-native West Coast Tidal Record:
First Non-native East/Gulf Coast Tidal Record:
General Invasion History:
None
North American Invasion History:
Description
None
Taxonomy
Taxonomic Tree
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum: | Mollusca | |
| Class: | Gastropoda | |
| Order: | Basommatophora | |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae | |
| Genus: | Radix | |
| Species: | auricularia |
Synonyms
Potentially Misidentified Species
Ecology
Food:
Aquatic plants
Trophic Status:
Herbivore
HerbHabitats
| General Habitat | Fresh (nontidal) Marsh | None |
| General Habitat | Nontidal Freshwater | None |
| General Habitat | Tidal Fresh Marsh | None |
| General Habitat | Grass Bed | None |
| Tidal Range | Subtidal | None |
| Vertical Habitat | Epibenthic | None |
Tolerances and Life History Parameters
| Minimum Salinity (‰) | 0 | None |
| Maximum Salinity (‰) | 6 | Field data, Baltic, Remaine and Schlieper (1971) |
| Broad Temperature Range | None | Cold temperate-Tropical |
| Broad Salinity Range | None | Nontidal Limnetic-Oligohaline |
General Impacts
Regional Distribution Map
| Bioregion | Region Name | Year | Invasion Status | Population Status |
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Occurrence Map
| OCC_ID | Author | Year | Date | Locality | Status | Latitude | Longitude |
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References
Dundee, Dee S. (1974) Catalog of introduced molluscs of eastern North America (North of Mexico), Sterkiana 55: 1-37Mills, Edward L.; Scheuerell, Mark D.; Carlton, James T.; Strayer, David (1997) Biological invasions in the Hudson River: an inventory and historical analysis., New York State Museum Circular 57: 1-51
Strayer, David (1987) Ecology and zoogeography of the freshwater mollusks of the Hudson River Basin, Malacological Review 20: 1-68
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2003-2024 Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. https://nas.er.usgs.gov/