Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1886539
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountyKern
LocalityChrisman Wind Gap Pumping Plant
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Kern-Upper Tehachapi-Grapevine
HUC8 Number18030003
HUC10 NameTecuya Creek-Frontal Kern Lake Bed
HUC10 Number1803000311
HUC12 NameTelegraph Canyon-Frontal Kern Lake Bed
HUC12 Number180300031104
Map
Collection Day22
Collection Month8
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
CommentsMussels were found on the man doors of pump units 8 and 9.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJessie Trueman (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected25
Photo
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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