{"scientificNameAuthorship":"Jay, 1857","RecordModifiedOn":"","CAAB_code":"23386005","phylum":"Mollusca","Notes":"This species is native to the north-western Pacific. It has recently been detected living in south-eastern Tasmania, where it has been established since at least 2013. This accidental introduction is most likely from shipping in ballast water. It has potential to spread to other areas in the region, including New Zealand.","habitat":"Marine unspecified<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"WoRMS, <i>WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species</i>. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.","Parent_Id":"","scientificName":"Mya japonica","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Myoida","otherVernacularNames":"","Reference":"Grove, S., Willan, R., Ellard, K., Dann, A., 2018. Detection of the invasive exotic Japanese softshell clam <i>Mya japonica</i> Jay, 1857 (Bivalvia: Myidae) in Tasmania., <i>Malacological Society of Australasia Newsletter</i>, Vol. 167: 3-5.","vernacularName":"[a bivalve]","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"2020-02-04","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367838","family":"Myidae","standardName":"","class":"Bivalvia","scientificNameID_AFD":"","CAAB_status":"Valid"}