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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00196

Physella acuta

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Physella acuta — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Physella acuta

Bishop Museum OP50 lists Physa virgata only from K (Kauaʻi), first formally recorded in 1994, and Status: Established.

Fresh WoRMS query accepts Physella acuta (AphiaID 234093) and treats Physa virgata as a junior subjective synonym (AphiaID 1309452).

Freshwater taxon; marine depth filter does not apply.

The alien-snail catalog supplies explicit Kauaʻi occurrence and status; WoRMS supplies the exact synonym bridge.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Physella acuta
Other names
Physella acuta · Physa virgata
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
introduced, established historically; recent Kauaʻi persistence not independently shown
Origin
Introduced
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Freshwater and estuarine

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Physella acuta is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The alien-snail catalog supplies explicit Kauaʻi occurrence and status; WoRMS supplies the exact synonym bridge.

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