Gastropoda

(Snails & Limpets)

 Photogallery: 

Synonyms:  Melanoides tuberculatus (Muller)
                                          (Murray 1964; Murray & Wopschall 1965; Wopschall 1965; Murray & Roy 1968; Logsdon 1970; 
                                           Wiley 1972; Murray 1975; Brown & Tottenham 1980; Neck 1985c; Burch 1989; Pennak 1989;
                                            TPWD 1992b; Howells DSFWD125 1996; Obenoskey 1996; Johnson & McMahan 1997; Cauble
                                           1998; Perez, Clark & Lydeard 2004; Fuller 2005-2008; NatureServe 2008)

1964 Murray
1965 Murray & Wopschall
1965 Wopschall
[1968 Murray & Roy]

1970 Logsdon
1972 Wiley
1975 Murray
1978 Fullington

[1980 Brown & Tottenham]
[1982 Fullington]
1985c Neck
[1989 Burch]
[1989 Pennak]

1992b TPWD
1996 Howells DSFWD125
1996 Obenoskey
1997 Johnson & McMahan
1998 Cauble

[2004 Perez Clark Lydeard]
2005-2008 Fuller
[2008 NatureServe]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-Introduced Species: most populations were established from pet trade (Murray 1975)and probably first introduced to the US in shipments of aquatic plants for aquaria (Wopshall 1965)

-normally found in shallow, slow running water on soft mud or mud/sand substrates (Murray 1975)

-also reported in Salado Creek (Johnson & McMahan 1997)