Specimen Information

Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
(Golden Mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1932693
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountyKern
LocalityTehachapi-Cummings County Water District Pump Plant 3
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Kern-Upper Tehachapi-Grapevine
HUC8 Number18030003
HUC10 NameLiveoak Canyon-Pastoria Creek
HUC10 Number1803000309
HUC12 NamePastoria Creek
HUC12 Number180300030901
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Collection Day9
Collection Month3
Collection Year2026
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed current
CommentsSpecies verified via DNA.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJessie Trueman (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
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Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/15/2026].

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