Specimen Information

Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
(Golden Mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1886537
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountySacramento
LocalityMokelumne River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Mokelumne
HUC8 Number18040012
HUC10 NameLower Mokelumne River
HUC10 Number1804001211
HUC12 NameSouth Mokelumne River-Mokelumne River
HUC12 Number180400121106
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Collection Day4
Collection Month9
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
CommentsPirates Lair Marina- Several adult mussels with range of sizes found on covered, private dock. Smaller adults found on public fuel dock. Both docks with mussel detections are close to the harbor entrance. Area Surveyed: 30m dock
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJessie Trueman (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish
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Limnoperna fortunei

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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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