Scientific name: Corbicula fluminea

Hawaiian Name: —

Classification: Phylum: Mollusca. Class: Gastropoda. Family: Corbiculidae

Origin:Purposefully introduced as a food item; first seen in 1977.

Status: Common.

Distribution: All main islands except Lana‘i, Moloka‘i, and Kaho‘olawe.

Map: —

This clam was first seen in 1977 at a farmer's market in Kailua, O‘ahu. By the mid-1980s it was well established in many of Hawaii's streams and reservoirs. Baby clams can pass through water intake screens and clog irrigation lines as they grow older.