Specimen ID | 52570 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Perna |
Species | perna |
Common Name | Mexilhao mussel |
State | TX |
County | Cameron |
Locality | Brazos Santiago Pass, Gulf of Mexico |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | South Laguna Madre |
HUC8 Number | 12110208 |
HUC10 Name | Lower Laguna Madre |
HUC10 Number | 1211020810 |
HUC12 Name | Lower Laguna Madre |
HUC12 Number | 121102081000 |
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Collection Month | 7 |
Collection Year | 1992 |
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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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 |