Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Phil Foster Park, Palm Beach County/FL/Lake Worth Lagoon (Olenik et al. 2023)

Geographic Extent

Phil Foster Park, Palm Beach County/FL/Lake Worth Lagoon (Olenik et al. 2023, 1 specimen photographed); Jupiter/FL/Indian River Lagoon, 1 specimen photographed, Alexander Parry, personal communication, 11/27/2023). 'Since the discovery of the Thrush Cowrie, Naria turdus, in Florida in December 2022, several other findings of the species have been informally reported for the east coast of Florida, most between Palm Beach County and Key West in the lower Florida Keys.' (Lea 2023, https://www.shellmuseum.org/post/here-to-stay#:~:text=Since%20the%20discovery%20of%20the,in%20the%20lower%20Florida%20Keys.)