Species Regional Summary
Petricolaria pholadiformis
Northern California to Mid Channel Islands ( NEP-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: mudflats off Redwood City/CA/South San Francisco Bay (1927, Grant and Cole 1931, cited by Carlton 1979; Cohen and Carlton 1995)

Geographic Extent

mudflats off Redwood City/CA/South San Francisco Bay (1927, Grant and Cole 1931, cited by Carlton 1979; Cohen and Carlton 1995); Oakland/CA/Lake Merritt (1932, dead shells, Carlton 1979); Coyote Point/CA/South San Francisco Bay (Coan 1997)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Oyster Accidental
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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