Species Regional Summary
Corbicula fluminea
Lake Erie ( GL-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Detroit Beach, 6.4 km ENE of Monroe/MI/Lake Erie (Counts 1986; Mills et al, 1993; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009)

Geographic Extent

Detroit Beach, 6.4 km E/NE of Monroe/MI/Lake Erie (1980, Counts 1986; Mills et al, 1993; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009); 4 km N of Marine City, just below a power plant/MI/St. Clair River (1988, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009); Toledo/OH/Lake Erie, outfall of Oregon Sewage Treatment Plant, Maumee Bay (1980, Counts 1986; Mills et al, 1993; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009); Chatauqua County/NY/Lake Erie Basin (Counts 1986; Mills et al, 1993)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Canal
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Alternate Discarded Bait
Alternate Pet Release

Regional Impacts

References

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