| Main Ref. | Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, 2000 |
| To | Port Philip Bay, Victoria |
| FAO area | Indian Ocean, Eastern |
| From | European Atlantic Waters |
| FAO area | Atlantic, Northeast |
| Year | 1902 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1900-1924 |
| Established in the Wild | yes, self reproducing |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | yes - adverse |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | |
| Reason | accidental with ships |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | First found in Port Philip Bay, Victoria in 1902 and has since been recorded in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and western Australia. Most probable vector of introduction are old lumber ships which use beach rocks as semi-dry ballast, suitable for green crabs. Known to be vaoracious predators they have been known to wreck havokon native bivalve populations. Ref. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, 2000 |