Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1740262
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountySan Joaquin
LocalityTurner Cut near Holt
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Joaquin Delta
HUC8 Number18040003
HUC10 NameFivemile Creek-San Joaquin River
HUC10 Number1804000305
HUC12 NameFivemile Creek-San Joaquin River
HUC12 Number180400030504
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month10
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water | shipping hull fouling | shipping
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43468
Author:Anonymous
Date:2024
Title:Golden mussel detection in the California Delta
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Wildlife
CommentsSpecies identity genetically confirmed to be Limnoperna fortunei.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierUC Davis Genomic Variation Lab; CA Department of Food and Agriculture lab
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish
Number Collected5
Year Classjuv-adult
Photo
Three small golden mussels sit in a Ziplock bag near a measuring tape.


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/29/2025].

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