Aulacomya atra was reported from 13 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 13 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: South Pacific, Southern Atlantic, and Antarctic Indian Ocean: From southern Brazil to Tierra del Fuego in the Atlantic and from Beagle Channel to El Callo, Peru. Also from South Africa to Namibia, Kerguelen and Macquarie Island. Introduced in UK. Tropical to polar.
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Table 1: Present in 13 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Argentina ARG native 78355
South America Brazil BRA native 83435
South America Chile CHL native 78425
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 78356
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 87447
Subantarctica Macquarie Is. MCQ native 87705
Africa Namibia NAM native 121223
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 82739
South America Peru PER native 78242
Africa South Africa ZAF native 78191
Europe UK GBR introduced 74657
Europe UK Scotland GBS introduced 3216
South America Uruguay URY native 87801

Table 4: Reported from 13 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Argentina ARG native 78355
South America Brazil BRA native 83435
South America Chile CHL native 78425
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 78356
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 87447
Subantarctica Macquarie Is. MCQ native 87705
Africa Namibia NAM native 121223
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 82739
South America Peru PER native 78242
Africa South Africa ZAF native 78191
Europe UK GBR introduced 74657
Europe UK Scotland GBS introduced 3216
South America Uruguay URY native 87801
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874