| Specimen ID | 154715 |
| Group | Mollusks-Gastropods |
| Genus | Rapana |
| Species | venosa |
| Common Name | veined rapa whelk |
| State | VA |
| Locality | Downstream in the mouth of the James River to the Thimble Shoal Channel, the southerly of the two major shipping canals |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Chesapeake Bay |
| HUC8 Number | 02080101 |
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| Collection Year | 2000 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | shipping |
| Status | established |
| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 13057 |
| Author: | Mann, R., and J.M. Harding |
| Date: | 2000 |
| Title: | Invasion of the North American Atlantic coast by a large predatory Asian mollusc. |
| Journal: | Biological Invasions |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Pages: | 7-22 |
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| Comments | Offshore limit, this locality is the southerly of the two major shipping canals entering the Chesapeake Bay. From publication: The range occupied varies in depth from 5 to 20 m at salinities of 18-28 ppt. Majority of the individuals collected were in the size range 120 to 165 mm SL (Shell Length), with a limited number extending as small as 68 mm SL. Determination of age was not possible. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
