Species Regional Summary
Trochus niloticus
None ( SP-XXI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Coconut Island, Oahu/HI/Kaneohe Bay (1952, Brock 1960, 27 snails released in pond)

Geographic Extent

Coconut Island, Oahu/HI/Kaneohe Bay (1952, Brock 1960, 27 snails released in pond); Oahu/HI/Kaneohe Bay (1963, Eldredge 1994, 750 trochus released, but no reproduction seen)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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