Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Bankia carinata
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Myida
Superfamily
Pholadoidea
Family
Teredinidae
Genus
Bankia
Species
carinata
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1898
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Under watch
- Carlton, J. T. Keith, I., & Ruiz, G. M. (2019) Assessing marine bioinvasions in the Galápagos islands: Implications for conservation biology and marine protected areas. Aquatic Invasions, 14(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2019.14.1.01
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"Galapagos Species Database, Bankia carinata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18881. Accessed 4 November 2026.