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Mytella charruana
(Charru mussel)
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Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic to United States


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]
HUC8 NameBroad-St Helena
HUC8 Number3050208
Latitude32.5503
Longitude-80.4538
Lat-Long Sourcereported
Lat-Long AccuracyAccurate
Map
Day22
Month9 (September)
Year2008
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statuscollected
CommentsFound on an abandoned crab pot float line.
Record TypePersonal communication
Fresh/Marine IntroductionMarine
Number Collected/Observed2
Specimen Size30-31 mm length




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