The invasive snail Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda, Thiaridae) in the lower basin of the Sinú River, Córdoba, Colombian Caribbean

By

Quirós Rodríguez, Jorge
Yepes-Escobar, Juan
Santafé-Patiño, Gilmar

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-11-23

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1089--1094

Subjects

freshwater molluscs , Geographical distribution , invasive species , regional basins

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.6.1089

 

Abstract

We record the invasive thiarid snail Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) for the first time in the lower basin of the Sinú River, Córdoba, Colombia. We counted 2,892 individuals and collected 38 specimens at 4 localities in the basin. The introduction of this species is suspected to have occurred in different ways, but human transport and the aquarium trade are the most probable pathways. The presence of this species in the Sinú River is especially important because of its potential spread to other river basins in the region.