Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1893407
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountyMerced
LocalitySan Luis Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla
HUC8 Number18040001
HUC10 NameSan Luis Creek
HUC10 Number1804000112
HUC12 NameSan Luis Reservoir-San Luis Creek
HUC12 Number180400011202
Map
Collection Day9
Collection Month9
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46485
Author:California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Date:2025
Title:Detection records of Golden Mussel (Limnoperna fortunei)
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Wildlife
CommentsLocation description: Pacheco Pumping Plant; Life stage: Veliger; Verification method: DNA
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/19/2025].

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