Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Teredo triangularis (Edmondson, 1942)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Mollusca

Class
Bivalvia

Order
Myida

Superfamily
Pholadoidea

Family
Teredinidae

Genus
Teredo

Species
triangularis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2015

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Under watch

References

  • 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, Teredo triangularis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18886. Accessed 4 November 2026.