Saccostrea glomerata (A. A. Gould, 1850)

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Saccostrea glomerata (Mollusca): non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean, first recorded in 1984 (Italy). NIS status: NIS. Establishment: Unknown.

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Ostreidae › Saccostrea

Aphia ID

397183

EASIN ID

R17534

LSID

Copy LSID

Rank

Species

Environment

marine

WoRMS status

Accepted

Catalogue status

Checked & accepted

Last WoRMS sync

1 month ago

Name	Authority	Status	Reason
Name Crassostrea commercialis	Authority (Iredale & Roughley, 1933)	Status Unaccepted	Unacceptreason —
Name Ostrea commercialis	Authority Iredale & Roughley, 1933	Status Unaccepted	Unacceptreason junior subjective synonym
Name Ostrea glomerata	Authority A. A. Gould, 1850	Status Unaccepted	Unacceptreason superseded combination
Name Saccostrea commercialis	Authority (Iredale & Roughley, 1933)	Status Unaccepted	Unacceptreason —
Name Saccostrea cuccullata glomerata	Authority (A. A. Gould, 1850)	Status Superseded rank	Unacceptreason —
Name Saxostrea commercialis	Authority (Iredale & Roughley, 1933)	Status Unaccepted	Unacceptreason —

Short ref

Cesari & Pellizzato, 1985

Role

First record

Full ref

Cesari, P., Pellizzato, M., 1985. Molluschi pervenuti in laguna di Venezia per apporti volontari o casuali. Acclimatazione di Saccostrea commercialis (Iredale & Roughely, 1938) e di Tapes philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850). Bollettino Malacologico, 21 (10-12), 237-274.

Introduction event

First Mediterranean record

1984

First country

Italy

NIS status

NIS

Establishment

Unknown

Reference

Cesari & Pellizzato, 1985

EcAp sub-region	NIS status	Establishment status	First record
Subregion Western Mediterranean	Nis status NIS	Establishment status Unknown	First arrival year 2021
Subregion Adriatic Sea	Nis status NIS	Establishment status Casual	First arrival year 1984

Country	NIS status	Establishment status	First record	Reference
Country France	Nis status NIS	Establishment status Established	First record year 2021	Short ref Lilli et al., 2025
Country Italy	Nis status NIS	Establishment status Unknown	First record year 1984	Short ref Cesari & Pellizzato, 1985

Mediterranean

CBD category	Subcategory	Type	Uncertainty
Category Transport – stowaway	Subcategory 36. Ship/boat hull fouling	Pathway type Primary	Uncertainty High
Category Escape from confinement	Subcategory 13. Aquaculture / mariculture	Pathway type Primary	Uncertainty N/A

Occurrences

No occurrence has been recorded for this species yet.