Species Regional Summary
Mya arenaria
None ( NEA-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: France/Atlantic Coast (17th century, Goulletquer et al. 2002)

Geographic Extent

France/Gironde Estuary (Lasota et al. 2004); Arcachon/France/Arcachon Basin (Strasser 1999); Portugal/Rio Lima estuary (2010, Conde et al. 2011; Chainho et al. 2015; An early record, Guimares and Galhano 1988, may have been a misndentification of the native bivalve Scrobicularia plana); Coima salt marsh/Portugal/Tagus estuary (2007, Conde et al. 2010); Murtosa/Portugal/Ria de Aveiro (1997, Conde et al. 2012)

Ecological study of the estuary of River Lima (Portugal): 2 - a mud-sandy beach. AUTHOR: Guimaraes,-C; Galhano,-H SOURCE JOURNAL: Publicacoes-do-Instituto-de-Zoologia-'Dr-Augusto-Nobre'-Faculdade-de-Ciencias-do-Porto. 1988: 1-73 No. 205 ISSN: 0020-4021

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Fisheries Intentional
Alternate Natural Dispersal
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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