New York Metropolitan Region and New Jersey
Freshwater Mussel Identification Handbook


    


    
Corbicula fluminea

Metro distribution: NY: found in an
increasing number of ponds, streams and
lakes on Long Island; CT: coastal Fairfield
Co. only; NJ: not known to occur

Conservation status: widely distributed
but highly localized in the metro area

Conservation challenges: presence of
this invasive species should be sought 
in New Jersey and Connecticut