Freshwater gold clams can spread when they attach to boats or are carried in ballast water, used as bait, through the aquarium trade or carried further afield by water currents.

Some freshwater clam species can live up to 60 years – very long lives for invertebrates. They have an unusual life cycle: As tiny larvae, ...

The Hitchhiker Otago Doesn’t Want To Pick Up - Freshwater Gold Clams Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 10:52 am Press Release: Otago Regional Council.