Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: on west side of Pacific Coast Highway bridge/CA/Anaheim Bay (2002, found by Phil Liff-Grieff, Andrew Chang, personal communication); : CA/Anaheim Bay (2002, Andrew Chang, personal communication, 2000+ specimens; Chang et al. 2011) An amateur malacologist, Phil Liff-Grieff, found it abundant on east side of bridge on 80 m of shore , June 2004. Eradication was carried out in Sept. 2004. No L. littorea were seen in subsequent visits every 3-6 months. The size range was to 27 mm shell height, with no evidence of recruitment, and was typical of batches of snails sold in Asian markets ( Andrew Chang, personal communication; Chang et al. 2011).

Geographic Extent

on west side of Pacific Coast Highway bridge/CA/Anaheim Bay (2002, found by Phil Liff-Grieff, Andrew Chang, personal communication); : CA/Anaheim Bay (2002, Andrew Chang, personal communication, 2000+ specimens; Chang et al. 2011)