Distribution

This is the current known distribution of Mercenaria mercenaria 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, Mercenaria mercenaria is reported to be invasive or of concern in the following areas:

Locality	Establishment	Invasiveness
North Sea	alien	invasive
Celtic Sea	alien	invasive

Recent detections

	Taxon	Area	Confidence	Best hit	Reads	Names	Risk	Status	Detected	Marker
	Mercenaria mercenaria Mollusca > Bivalvia > Veneridae WoRMS: 141919	Fiji	low	1.0	9	4	medium	unreviewed	9 months ago	18S
	Mercenaria mercenaria Mollusca > Bivalvia > Veneridae WoRMS: 141919	Fiji	low	1.0	2	4	medium	unreviewed	1 year, 2 days ago	18S
	Mercenaria mercenaria Mollusca > Bivalvia > Veneridae WoRMS: 141919	Fiji	low	1.0	3	4	medium	unreviewed	1 year, 3 months ago	18S
	Mercenaria mercenaria Mollusca > Bivalvia > Veneridae WoRMS: 141919	Fiji	low	1.0	5	4	medium	unreviewed	1 year, 3 months ago	18S
	Mercenaria mercenaria Mollusca > Bivalvia > Veneridae WoRMS: 141919	Fiji	low	1.0	11	4	medium	unreviewed	1 year, 6 months ago	18S

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Mercenaria mercenaria are listed below.

	Taxon	Area	Native	Introduced	Invasive	Global impact	Thermal	Priority list	Level
	Mercenaria mercenaria Mollusca > Bivalvia > Veneridae WoRMS: 141919	Fiji							medium

Priority lists

Mercenaria mercenaria is included in the following priority lists.

Name	URL	Species	Areas
No lists found.