Specimen Information

Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
(Golden Mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1897458
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountyKern
LocalityRiverlakes Golf Cart Crossing
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTulare Lake Bed
HUC8 Number18030012
HUC10 NameGoose Lake Slough-Jerry Slough
HUC10 Number1803001208
HUC12 NameWest Shore Gulch
HUC12 Number180300120801
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Collection Day17
Collection Month12
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed current
CommentsGolden Mussels found on canal structures approximately 5 miles north of the Cross Valley Canal intertie. 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
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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