Specimen Information

Mytella charruana
Mytella charruana
(Charru mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID257039
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusMytella
Speciescharruana
Common NameCharru mussel
StateSC
CountyColleton
LocalityAshepoo River, just below the mouth of Mosquito Creek [just S of Bennetts Point]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSalkehatchie
HUC8 Number03050207
HUC10 NameLower Ashepoo River
HUC10 Number0305020710
HUC12 NameLower Ashepoo River
HUC12 Number030502071003
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month9
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statuscollected
CommentsFound on an abandoned crab pot float line.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected2
Size30-31 mm length


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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