Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Alternative combination: Perna gaudichaudi
Synonym: Perna chilensis Conrad 1855
Belongs to Isognomon according to M. Griffin and S. N. Nielsen 2008
Sister taxa: Isognomon (Hippochaeta), Isognomon (Iranognomon), Isognomon (Isognomon), Isognomon (Melina), Isognomon (Mulletia), Isognomon (Parviperna), Isognomon (Semignomon), Isognomon alatus, Isognomon bicolor, Isognomon gariesensis, Isognomon isognomoides, Isognomon isognomon, Isognomon isognomonoides, Isognomon legumen, Isognomon maxillata, Isognomon nucleus, Isognomon orientalis, Isognomon perna, Isognomon quadrisulcata, Isognomon radiatus, Isognomon repini, Isognomon valvanoi
Type specimens:
- Isognomon gaudichaudi: MNHN Gg2002/121, a shell
- Perna chilensis:
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Trench at Motherwell, 3 km north of Swartkops (Pliocene of South Africa)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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