TitleIntroduced marine and estuarine mollusks of north America: an end-of-the 20th-century perspective
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1992
AuthorsCarlton, James T.
Secondary TitleJournal of Shellfish Research
Volume11
Number2
Pagination489-505
Date Published1992
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Guin SH370.A1 J61
Keywordshistorical, introduced species, mollusks, Netarts Bay, shellfish, species list, Venus clam = Venerupis phillipinarum
NotesReviews introduced mollusks in North America. Comments on sources of introductions, geographical distribution and regional patterns. Netarts Bay is specifically mentioned as a place where the Venus clam was sporadically intentionally planted from the 1960s - 1980s, "resulting in a naturally reproducing population." (p.495)
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