| Specimen ID | 52568 |
| Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
| Genus | Perna |
| Species | perna |
| Common Name | Mexilhao mussel |
| State | TX |
| County | San Patricio |
| Locality | Port Aransas Pass, Gulf of Mexico |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Aransas Bay |
| HUC8 Number | 12100405 |
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| Collection Month | 2 |
| Collection Year | 1990 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | shipping hull fouling |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 9171 |
| Author: | Hicks, D.W., and J.W. Tunnell, Jr |
| Date: | 1995 |
| Title: | Ecological notes and patterns of dispersal in the recently introduced mussel, Perna perna (Linne, 1758), in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Journal: | American Malacological Bulletin |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 203-206 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 1023 |
| Author: | Hicks, D.W., and J.W. Tunnell, Jr |
| Date: | 1993 |
| Title: | Invasion of the South Texas Coast by the edible brown mussel, Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Journal: | The Veliger |
| Volume: | 36 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 92-94 |
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| Comments | Perna perna was observed as live food in a California seafood market by J.C. Britton. |
| Record Type | Specimen |
| Disposal | preserved (Smithsonion) |
| Museum Cat Number | USNM No. 869530 |
| Verifier | D.W. Hicks, Center for Coastal Studies, Corpus Cri |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
| Year Class | juv/adul |
| Size | 5 - 100 mm |
