 Some freshwater bivalves have very restricted ranges . For example , the Ouachita creekshell mussel , Villosa arkansasensis , is known only from the streams of the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas and Oklahoma , and like several other freshwater mussel species from the southeastern US , it is in danger of extinction . In contrast , a few species of freshwater bivalves , including the golden mussel ( Limnoperna fortunei ) , are dramatically increasing their ranges . The golden mussel has spread from Southeast Asia to Argentina , where it has become an invasive species . Another well @-@ travelled freshwater bivalve , the zebra mussel ( Dreissena polymorpha ) originated in southeastern Russia , and has been accidentally introduced to inland waterways in North America and Europe , where the species damages water installations and disrupts local ecosystems . 
