Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Records?: 'southern shores of the gulf of St. Lawrence and the coast of Cape Breton Island'/Prince Edward Island-Nova Scotia/Gulf of St. Lawrence (Kindle 1918); Miscou and Shippigan Islands and for at least a short distance along the Chaleur Bay coasts/New Bruswick/Gulf of St. Lawrence (Kindle 1918)
Geographic Extent
Lomond/Newfoundland/Gulf of St. Lawrence (Wallour 1960); Corner Brook/Newfoundland/Gulf of St. Lawrence (1935, Wallour 1960; MCZ Malacology 123576, Museum of Comparative Zoology 2007); Miscou and Shippigan Islands and for at least a short distance along the Chaleur Bay coasts/New Bruswick/Gulf of St. Lawrence (Kindle 1918); 'southwestern Gulf of St. Lawrence' , 'very common' (Bousfield 1960); 'southern shores of the gulf of St. Lawrence and the coast of Cape Breton Island'/Prince Edward Island-Nova Scotia/Gulf of St. Lawrence (Kindle 1918); Ellerslie/Prince Edward Island/Gulf of St. Lawrence (MCZ Malacology 122917, Museum of Comparative Zoology 2013)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Alternate | Natural Dispersal |
Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
Economic Impact | Shipping/Boating | |
Damage to pilings was noted in Charlottetown Harbour, and elsewhere on Prince Edward Island (Kindle 1918). | ||