Distribution

This is the current known distribution of Crassostrea virginica based on occurrence data in the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, as well as distribution records in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Invasiveness

According to WoRMS, Crassostrea virginica is reported to be invasive or of concern in the following areas:

Locality	Establishment	Invasiveness
North Sea	alien	invasive
Hawaiian part of the North Pacific Ocean	alien	invasive
Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone	alien	invasive
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone	alien	invasive

Recent detections

	Taxon	Area	Confidence	Best hit	Reads	Names	Risk	Status	Detected	Marker
No alerts found.

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Crassostrea virginica are listed below.

	Taxon	Area	Native	Introduced	Invasive	Global impact	Thermal	Priority list	Level
	Crassostrea virginica Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreidae WoRMS: 140657 CABI: 87298	Fiji						priority	high

Priority lists

Crassostrea virginica is included in the following priority lists.

Name	URL	Species	Areas
Top 25 Marine non-indigenous species for the Pacific region	https://brb.sprep.org/content/top-25-marine-non-indigenous-species-pacific-region	18	Fiji