Species Regional Summary
Corbicula fluminea
Albemarle Sound ( S010 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: NC/Roanoke River, below Lake Gaston (1980, Counts 1986; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007)

Geographic Extent

NC/Roanoke River, below Lake Gaston (1980, Counts 1986; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007); NC 45 @ Sans Souci/NC/Roanoke River (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012); Bachelor Bay Game Land, NE parcel of Game Land across from Rice Island, access by boat/NC/Roanoke River (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Alternate Pet Release
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Canal
Alternate Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

References

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