Invasion History

First Non-native Panama (Pacific) Tidal Record: 1945

Panama Invasion History:

Invasion history elsewhere in the world:

None

Description

None

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Tree

Kingdom:   Animalia
Phylum:   Mollusca
Class:   Bivalvia
Subclass:   Heterodonta
Order:   Myoida
Superfamily:   Pholadoidea
Family:   Teredinidae
Genus:   Bankia
Species:   cieba

Synonyms

Potentially Misidentified Species

Bankia destructa
None

Bankia fimbriatula
None

Bankia gouldii
None

Ecology

Food:

Phytoplankton, detritus

Trophic Status:

Suspension Feeder

SusFed

Habitats

General HabitatMarinas & DocksNone
General HabitatCoarse Woody DebrisNone
General HabitatMangrovesNone
General HabitatVessel HullNone
Salinity RangePolyhaline18-30 PSU
Salinity RangeEuhaline30-40 PSU
Tidal RangeSubtidalNone
Vertical HabitatEpibenthicNone

Tolerances and Life History Parameters

Broad Temperature RangeNoneTropical
Broad Salinity RangeNonePolyhaline-Euhaline

General Impacts

Regional Distribution Map

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References

Clench, William J., Turner, Ruth D. (1946) The genus Bankia in the western Atlantic, Johnsonia 2(19): 1-28

Cohen, Andrew N. (2006) Bridging divides: Maritime canals as invasion corridors., Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands. Pp. 127-206

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