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StatusEstEstablished in Japan
?Ambiguous
PastFormerly established in Japan
Laws ISControled as Invasive Alien Species (the Invasive Alien Species Act)
USControled as Uncategrized Alien Species (the Invasive Alien Species Act)
LCControled by local regulations
Alert lists 100W100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species 100J100 of the Japan's Worst Invasive Alien Species
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Molluscs (provisional list)

Species name StatusLegal controlAlert Notes ReferencesTop
Limnoperna fortunei EstIS100J [1],[2],[45]
Mytilus galloprovincialis Est100W100J [1],[2],[45]
Perna viridis Est [1],[2],[45]
Xenostrobus securis Est100J [1],[2],[45]
Scpharca broughtonii ? Native populations occur in Japan, but artificialy introduction from China [1]
Anadara sp. ? [1]
Ostrea edulis ? [1]
Ostrea lurida ? [1]
Crassostrea angulata ? [1]
Crassostrea virginca ? [1]
Anodonta calypigos Est [1]
Cristaria plicata Est [1]
Hyriopsis schlegeli Est [1]
Hyriopsis cumingii Est [1],[45]
Pinctada fucata Est Native populations occur in Japan, but artificialy introduction from China [1]
Potamocorbula laevis Est [1],[45]
Potamocorbula sp. Est100W [1]
Ptericola sp. cf. lithophaga Est [1]
Mytilopsis sallei Est [1],[2],[45]
Mytilopsis leucophaeta ? [1]
Corbicula sandai Est [1]
Corbicula fluminea Est [1],[2],[45]
Corbicula fluminea form insularis Est [1],[45]
Corbicula spp. Est [1]
Mercenaria mercenaria EstLC [1]
Meretrix petechialis Est100J [1],[2]
Ruditapes philippinarum ? Native populations occur in Japan, but artificialy introduction from China, etc. [1]
Aglaja? sp. ? [1]
Physa acuta Est100J [1],[2],[45]
Physa fontinalis Est [1],[45]
Physa heterostropha ? [1]
Physa sp. ? [1]
Aplexa hypnorum ? [1]
Indoplanorbis exustus ? [1],[45]
Pettancylus pettardi ? [1]
Amerianna carinata ? [1]
Helisoma trivolvis ? [1]
Biomphalaria? sp. ? [1]
Pseudisidora sp. ? [1]
Austropeplea sp. Est [1]
Galba truncatula (Fossaria truncatula ) Est [1],[45]
Lymmanea sp. Est [1]
Pseudosuccinea columella Est [1],[45]
Haliotis discus hannai Est [1]
Umbonium thomasi ? [1]
Urosalpinx cinerea ? [1]
Nassarius sinarus Est [1]
Crepidula onyx Est [1],[2],[45]
Semisulcospira decipiens Est [1]
Semisulcospira sp. Est [1]
Euspira fortunei EstLC [1]
Melanoides tuberculata Est [1]
Thiara scabra Est [1]
Stenothyra sp. Est [1]
Potamopyrgus antipodarum EstLC [1],[45]
Pomacea canaliculata EstLC100W100J [1],[2],[45]
Helix aspersa Past [1]
Eleutherocaulis alte Est [1]
Achatina fulica Est100W100J [1],[2],[45]
Helicodiscus inermis Est [1]
Helicodiscus sp. Est [1]
Helicodiscus sp. Est [1]
Allopeas kyotoense Est [1]
Allopeas pyrgula Est [1]
Lamellaxis gracilis (Allopeas gracilis) Est [1]
Paropeas achatinaceum (Allopeas javanicum) Est [1]
Rumina decorata Est [1]
Subulina octona Est [1]
Species name StatusLegal controlAlert Notes ReferencesTop
Succineidae gen. et sp. Est [1]
Bradybaena similaris Est [1],[45]
Euhadra quaesita Est [1]
Euhadra sandai communis Est [1]
Acusta mighelsiana ? [1]
Reinia variegata Est [1]
Zaptychopsis buschi Est [1]
Carychium pessimum Est [1]
Deroceras laeve (Deroceras reticulatum ) Est [1],[45]
Lehmannia sp. Est [1]
Lehmannia valentiana Est100J [1],[2],[47]
Lehmannia nyctelia Est [2]
Limax flavus Est [1],[2],[45]
Limax maximus Past [1]
Milax gagates ? [1]
Hawaiia minuscula Est [1],[45]
Oxychilus cellaria Est [1],[45]
Zonitoides arboreus Est [1],[45]
Gastrocopta procera Est [1]
Punctum sp. Est [1]
Pupisoma orcula Est [1]
Pupoides albilabris Est [1]
Vertigo sp. Est [1]
Meghimatium bilineatum Est [1]
Meghimatium fruhstorferi Est [1]
Gunella bicolor Est [1]
Parmarion martensi Est [1]
Vallonia pulchella Est [1]
Euglandina rosea EstIS100W100J [1],[2],[45]
Cuthona perca Est [1]
Species name StatusLegal controlAlert Notes ReferencesTop
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