Specimen Information

Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
(Golden Mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1897441
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountyKern
LocalityBuena Vista Pipeline. Brite Road between Buttonwillow Road and Wasco Way
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTulare Lake Bed
HUC8 Number18030012
HUC10 NameWest Side Canal
HUC10 Number1803001209
HUC12 NameUpper West Side Canal
HUC12 Number180300120901
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Collection Day29
Collection Month9
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
CommentsDetected by Buena Vista Water Storage District. Species verified by California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Life stage: Adult. Verification method: morphological
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJessie Trueman (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected20
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Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/22/2026].

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