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Mulinia lateralis - Dwarf surfclam

Current distribution Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822) (2164 OBIS-datapoints, 4042 GBIF-datapoints)
The American Dwarf surfclam Mulinia lateralis originates from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and was likely introduced to Western Europe via ballast water transport. This opportunistic bivalve was first recorded in Belgium in 2019 and is known as a rapid coloniser. It is an estuarine species that inhabits silt-rich or sandy bottoms.