Specimen Information

Perna viridis
Perna viridis
(green mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID887577
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusPerna
Speciesviridis
Common Namegreen mussel
StateTX
CountyCameron
LocalityGulf of Mexico, near Port Isabel, Brownsville area
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Laguna Madre
HUC8 Number12110208
HUC10 NameLower Laguna Madre
HUC10 Number1211020810
HUC12 NameLower Laguna Madre
HUC12 Number121102081000
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month7
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25897
Author:Florida Museum of Natural History
Date:2013
Title:Florida Museum of Natural History invertebrate zoology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/1517
Publisher:Florida Museum of Natural History
Comments[No locality string in original GBIF record]
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalFlorida Museum of Natural History invertebrate zoology collection
Museum Cat NumberFLMNH 295081-Mollusca
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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