Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Panama/Pacific Ocean (~1840, Rousseau in Chenu 1843, cited by Spotorno et al. 2018)

Geographic Extent

Panama/Pacific Ocean (~1840, Rousseau in Chenu 1843, cited by Spotorno et al. 2018); Pt Kobbe, Venado Beach/Panama/Pacific Ocean (USNM 706690, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2019); 17 Jan. 1972; lower east chamber, floor of "intermediate" chamber; (Miraflores) Locks(1/17/1972, USNM 734179, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2019); many museum records with out precise locations/Panama Bay (1944-1971, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2019)\; Vera Cruz/Panama/Panama Bay (Hughes 1983); Veraguas Province/Panama/Pacific Ocean (Vega & Gonzalez, 2002).; Cocos Island/Costa Rica/Pacific Ocean (Cortes 2012, cited by Spotorno et al. 2018);