Species Regional Summary
Corbicula fluminea
Northern Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Straits, to Middle Eastern Florida ( CAR-I )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Records: Temple Terrace, Fisherman's Landing Park/FL/Hillsborough River (1998, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009); Tampa/FL/Ditch connecting McKay Bay- Hillsborough Bay- Tampa Bay-Drainage (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009), 1st Record: Century/FL/Escambia River (1960, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), 1st Record: Galveston West Beach/TX/Gulf of Mexico (1967, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), 1st Record: Assumption Parish/LA/Bayou Magazille (1962, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2006), 1st Record: LA/Sabine River, Sabine Lake (1977, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), 1st Record: Bucks/AL/Mobile River (1962, Counts 1991, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), 1st Record: near Apalachicola/FL/Apalachicola River (1960, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), 1st Record: Inglis/FL/Withlacoochee River and Florida State Barge canal (1962, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), 1st Record: FL/St. Joseph Bay (1972, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), 1st Record: Myakka River State Park/FL/Myakka River (1976, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), 1st Record: Leon County/FL/Ochlocknee River (1965, Counts 1986; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), 1st Record: 8 km NW of Bell/FL/Suwannee River (1967, Counts 1986), 1st Record: US 19-27-98 at county line Dixie-Taylor County/FL/Steinhatchee River (1977, USGS Nonindigenous Aquaitc Species Prgoram 2012), 1st Record: St. Tammany Parish/LA/Pearl River, West Pearl River (1964, Counts 1986; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012), 1st Record: LA/Lake Salvador (2008, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012), 1st Record: St. Marys Parish/LA/Bayou Teche (1976, Counts 1986; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012)

Geographic Extent

Temple Terrace, Fisherman's Landing Park/FL/Hillsborough River (1998, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009); Tampa/FL/Ditch connecting McKay Bay- Hillsborough Bay- Tampa Bay-Drainage (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009), Century/FL/Escambia River (1960, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), Galveston West Beach/TX/Gulf of Mexico (1967, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), LA/Calcasieu River, river km 105.6 (Counts 1986; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), Assumption Parish/LA/Bayou Magazille (1962, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2006), LA/Sabine River, Sabine Lake (1977, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), Bucks/AL/Mobile River (1962, Counts 1991, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), near Apalachicola/FL/Apalachicola River (1960, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), Inglis/FL/Withlacoochee River and Florida State Barge canal (1962, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), FL/St. Joseph Bay (1972, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007), Myakka River State Park/FL/Myakka River (1976, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007; Montagna et al. 2008); FL/Peace River (Montagna et al. 2008, very abundant in freshwater areas), Leon County/FL/Ochlocknee River (1965, Counts 1986; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007); 0.3 km above US 98 bridge, 6.4 km above its mouth, Taylor County/FL/Aucilla River (1977, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012), 8 km NW of Bell/FL/Suwannee River (1967, Counts 1986), Steinhatchee River, US 19-27-98 at county line, St. Tammany Parish/LA/Pearl River, West Pearl River (1964, Counts 1986; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012), LA/Lake Salvador (2008, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012), St. Marys Parish/LA/Bayou Teche (1976, Counts 1986; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012)

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Regional Impacts

References

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