Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Isognomon quadratus (Anton, 1837, non Sowerby, 1835), part. Perna quadrangularis Reeve, 1858, part. Perna chemnitziana auct., non d’Orbigny in Sagra, 1845, part. Ostrea legumen auct., non Gmelin, 1791, part. Perna linguaeformis auct., non Reeve, 1858, Melina spengleri (Chemnitz, 1784); AMNH: 78108, ANSP: 81957, 153605, 170363, LACM: several specimens (ex.: 66-120, 71-72), BMNH: acc. n° 2271: 1 specimen (Charles Lyell coll., C. Darwin material), CDRS: 617, 618, 725, 785, 1033, 1127, 1277, FNRS-Belgian expedition to the Galapagos, 1984, MHNG expedition to the Galapagos, 1993; Syn.: Perna recognitus Mabille, 1895, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Baja California to Chile and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

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