Species Regional Summary
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
San Pedro Bay ( P050 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve at end of freshwater input, Huntington Bach/CA/Blasa Chica marshes (9/24/2015, USGS Nonindigenosu Aquatic Species Program 2015, "Most specimens, which are mostly immature, appear to have smoother 'sand-blasted' shells.")

Geographic Extent

Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve at end of freshwater input, Huntington Bach/CA/Blasa Chica marshes (9/24/2015, USGS Nonindigenosu Aquatic Species Program 2015, "Most specimens, which are mostly immature, appear to have smoother 'sand-blasted' shells.")

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Alternate Natural Dispersal

Regional Impacts

References

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