Species Regional Summary
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
None ( B-XIII )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Sweden-Finland/Gulf of Bothnia (1945, Olenin and Leppakoski 1999)

Geographic Extent

Sweden-Finland/Gulf of Bothnia (Merilainen 1988; Olenin and Leppakoski 1999)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Alternate Dry Ballast
Alternate Cargo
Alternate Natural Dispersal

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition
Some community impacts (Zaiko et al. 2011)
 

References

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