Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Point Pleasant/NJ/Manasquan Inlet (1894, ANSP 65156, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2007)

Geographic Extent

Point Pleasant/NJ/Manasquan Inlet (1894, ANSP 65156; 1900, ANSP 78959, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2007); Seaside Park/NJ/Barnegat Bay (1903, ANSP 84747, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2007); NJ/Barnegat Bay [Richards 1938 - 'probably introduced into Barnegat Bay with seed oysters from the Chesapeake'. However, it is not included on more recent faunal lists (Loveland and Shafto 1986; Loveland and Vaughlitois 1986)].