Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record:s Rio de Janeiro state/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (1883, Trautsted 1883, cited by da Rocha and Kremer 2005; Teixeira and Creed 2020); Montevideo/Uruguay/Rio de la Plata estuary (1883, Trautsted 1883, cited by da Rocha and Kremer 2005; but apparently a failed invasion there, Schwindt et al. 2020)

Geographic Extent

Arriaial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro State/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (da Rocha and Costa 2005); Rio de Janeiro state/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (1883, Traudtsted 1883, cited by da Rocha and Kremer 2005); Sao Paullo State/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (da Rocha and Kremer 2005); Angre dos Ries, Rio de Janeiro State/Brazil/Ilha Grande Bay (Marins et al. 2010, ports only; Ignacio et al. 2010; 2014, Skinner et al. 2014); Port Inhauma, Rio de Janeiro State/Brazil/Guanabara Bay (1935, USNM 10688, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007); Ilha Bela, Sao Paulo State/Brazil/Sao Sebastao Channel (2010, da Rocha and Kremer 2016, 234602700S, 452102000W)); IlIha do Mel, Parana/Brazil/Paranagua Bay (25º33,00'S; 48º18,00'W) (2004, da Rocha and Kremer 2005); Sao Francisco Island, Santa Catarina State/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (1925, USNM 10609 U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007); Santa Catarina /Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (da Rocha and Kremer 2005); Ribeirao da Ilha, Santa Catarina/Atlantic Ocean (2011, Kremer and da Rocj 201), 274403500S, 483303100W)L; La Paloma/Uruguay/La Paloma Harbor, Atlantic Ocean (Orensanz et al. 2002); Santa Catarina State/Brazil/Armação do Itapocoroy Bay (26°46'10"S, 48°47'04"W, da Rocha et al. 2009, mussel farm); Montevideo/Uruguay/Rio de la Plata estuary (1883, Trautsted 1883, cited by da Rocha and Kremer 2005; not established, Schwindt et al. 2020); lhabela to Niteroi/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Oricchio et al. 2019)