Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1897440
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountyKern
LocalitySemitropic Water Storage District Canal, Downstream of Elmo Highway
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Deer-Upper White
HUC8 Number18030005
HUC10 NameOld Channel Poso Creek-Alpaugh Irrigation District Canal
HUC10 Number1803000507
HUC12 NameOld Channel Poso Creek
HUC12 Number180300050701
Map
Collection Day12
Collection Month12
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
CommentsDetected by Semitropic Water Storage District. Verified by California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Life stage: Adult. Verification method: DNA.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJessie Trueman (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1000
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Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/28/2026].

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