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Isognomon perna

Rayed Tree-oyster

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Rayed Tree-oyster

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Australia - Polynesia, Hawai‘i; n. to South China Sea

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, near-shore, outer reef-slope

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Isognomon perna (Linnaeus, 1767)
SYNONYMS: Isognomon (Isognomon) perna; Ostrea perna [O]; Perna sulcata; Perna costellatum; Perna zulcata; Perna eremita; Perna australica; Perna limoides; Perna linnaei; Isognomon samoensis; Isognomon pernum

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA; PELECYPODA (Bivalvia); LAMELLIBRANCHIA; Anisomyaria (=Filibranchia); ISOGNOMONIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Cooks: Morgan 776-778

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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