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Littorina brevicula
(Asian periwinkle)
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Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID161264
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusLittorina
Speciesbrevicula
Common NameAsian periwinkle
StateWA
CountyWhatcom
LocalityBellingham Bay, Puget Sound
HUC8 NameStrait of Georgia
HUC8 Number17110002
Latitude48.736496
Longitude-122.56461
Lat-Long SourceGNIS
Lat-Long AccuracyApproximate
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Year1926
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusfailed
Reference #1
Ref. Number14037
AuthorCohen, A.N.
date2004
titleAn exotic species detection program for Puget Sound
publisherPuget Sound Action Team
pages52
CommentsFound on oyster beds
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionMarine




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