name that fresh water mollusk

[NJ219bands]

from the Millstone River

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by NJ219bands

from the Millstone River

Chinese Mystery Snail

[AndyS]

Escargot

[saxmatt]

Bearded clam 100%

[Jedhead]

Lookin good on my grill with about 60 of his Clam friends. And don't forget the butter and cold ones .

[acabtp]

Apple snail

[ChaosStarter]

Striper bait.

[Fishinfire]

Looks like a typical snail to me. Tons of them and fresh water clams in the D&R Canal. When the tow path breached out in SBB and the Canal ran way low the muddy banks were littered with them. Probably a good thing as I know some species filter tons of water through their bodies all day long. As long as they aren't those zebra mussels we are ok I suppose.

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Chinese Mystery Snail

I think you're right.

Chinese mystery snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis), a non-native species introduced to the U.S. via San Francisco in the late 1800’s. It has since spread into at least 37 U.S. states and 4 Canadian provinces and was first documented in New Jersey in 1926. According to Jay, the species has been “implicated in vegetation decline, competition with native species, and are hosts for certain parasites. Current populations are spread through the aquarium trade or on ornamental aquatic plants.”

Some lakes have a lot of them, and most don't have any.
I guess it depends on a combination of factors such as a high level of organic mater and alkaline water.



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[NJ219bands]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Chinese Mystery Snail

Correct, nonnative invasive aquarium release species. I see them in the Millstone River, Carnegie Lake, Gropp's Lake and Back Brook.