Specimen Information

Mytella charruana
Mytella charruana
(Charru mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1740419
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusMytella
Speciescharruana
Common NameCharru mussel
StateSC
CountyCharleston
LocalityToomer Creek off of the Wando River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCooper
HUC8 Number03050201
HUC10 NameWando River
HUC10 Number0305020104
HUC12 NameGuerin Creek
HUC12 Number030502010401
Map
Collection Day17
Collection Month12
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
CommentsAttached to hard substrate phosphate rock
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJ. Cowan, South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources (SCDNR)
Number Collected6
Photo
Two large mussels sit in a dish on a table.


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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