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Perna (Perna) montana

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Perna montana was named by Conrad (1857). Its type specimen is USNM 13329 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Perna (Perna) montana by Moore (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Perna montana Conrad p. 195
1983Perna (Perna) montana Moore p. A70 figs. Plate 18, figure 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPernaRetzius 1788
subgenusPerna
speciesmontana(Conrad 1857)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Perna (Perna) montana Conrad 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 08:43:53
Modified: 2007-11-26 10:43:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available