Pachyperna goniglensis Hanna 1927 (pearl oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Alternative combination: Perna goniglensis

Full reference: M. A. Hanna. 1927. An Eocene invertebrate fauna from the La Jolla Quadrangle, California . University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 16(8):247-398

Belongs to Pachyperna according to E. J. Moore 1983

See also Hanna 1927

Sister taxon: Pachyperna joaquinensis

Type specimen: UCMP 30912

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pachyperna goniglensis in the database

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