| Main Ref. | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
| To | Israel |
| FAO area | |
| From | Red Sea |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1978 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1975-present |
| Established in the Wild | probably yes |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | unknown - undecided |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | unknown |
| Reason | unknown |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | Rare in the Levantine Sea where only few empty shells have been found; not uncommon in Elefsis Bay, Aegean Sea.1978 from Tel Aviv, Israel (Barash and Danin, 1982b); successive records from Greece, Elefsis Bay (Vardala-Theodorou, 1999; also seen in Turkey) |