Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1886516
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountyLos Angeles
LocalityLake Palmdale
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAntelope-Fremont Valleys
HUC8 Number18090206
HUC10 NameLake Palmdale-Piute Ponds
HUC10 Number1809020615
HUC12 NameLake Palmdale
HUC12 Number180902061501
Map
Collection Day10
Collection Month7
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
CommentsDock 25 on Lake Palmdale, near the inlet for the California Aqueduct
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJessie Trueman (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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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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