Specimen Information

Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
(Golden Mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1897457
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountyKern
LocalityCross Valley Canal intertie
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Kern-Upper Tehachapi-Grapevine
HUC8 Number18030003
HUC10 NameCottonwood Creek-Kern River
HUC10 Number1803000301
HUC12 NameRichfeild Weir-Kern River
HUC12 Number180300030111
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Collection Day17
Collection Month12
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed current
CommentsGolden Mussels found by Friant Water Authority on canal structures and floating trash. Confirmed via DNA by California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJessie Trueman (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
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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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