Spondylus spinosus
Indian Ocean 680 2; Indian Ocean 375 0; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 5851 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; North Atlantic Ocean 645 2; North Atlantic Ocean 349 0; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 928 3; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 19906 0
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Alien:
Transported in ballast water in larval stages; attachment to ship hulls
1st Med record: 1988
1st Med country: Israel
Zenetos A, Konstantinou F, Konstantinou G (2009) Towards homogenization of the Levantine alien biota: Additions to the alien molluscan fauna along the Cypriot coast. Marine Biodiversity Records 2: e156. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755267209990832
Katsanevakis S, Tsiamis K, Ioannou G, Michailidis N, Zenetos A (2009) Inventory of alien marine species of Cyprus (2009). Mediterranean Marine Science 10(2): 109-134. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113
Michail C, Crocetta F, Zenetos A, Langeneck J, Tsiamis K, Tiralongo F, Kletou D, Constantinou G, Cai LL, Vasiliades L, Rousou M, Katsanevakis S, Tanduo V, Hadjieftychiou SI, Papageorgiou IV, Kleitou P (2026) Marine non-indigenous species of Cyprus: pathways, introduction dynamics, spatial patterns, and policy implications. Biological Invasions 28(97). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-026-03814-6