Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
(Golden Mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Impact ID6890
Impact TypeCompetition
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionLimnoperna fortunei may outcompete/overgrow the native South American gastropods, Chilina fluminae and Biomphalaria straminea, as they became rare and eventually disappeared from study sites.
Reference29445
Great Lakes RegionNo
Cost 
LocationRío de la Plata Estuary, Argentina

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