Species Regional Summary
Corbicula fluminea
Massachusetts Bay ( N170 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Watertown/MA/Charles River (2001, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008)

Geographic Extent

Watertown/MA/Charles River (2001, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008); Anderson Bridge, Cambridge/MA/Charles River (2003, Museum of Comparative Zoology, 2008)

Vectors

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

Regional Impacts

References

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