Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: between George Island Landing and Girdlletree landing, Worcester County/MD/Chincoteague Bay (1955, Sieling 1960);

[However, old shells, perhaps 80-100 years old were found in excavations in the now-closed Green Run Inlet, shincoteague Bay, Suggesting an early introduction, probably before 1883, when the inlet became unnavigable (Sieling 1960).

Geographic Extent

between George Island Landing and Girdlletree landing, Worcester County/MD/Chincoteague Bay (1955, Sieing 1960); Green Run Inlet/MD/Chincoteague Bay (1957, old shells, in sand, Sieling 1960; Counts and Bashore 1991, Prezant et al. 2002); 1957, Tom's Cove/VA/Chincoteague Bay (Sieling 1960; Counts and Bashore 1991, Prezant et al. 2002)