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CAAB Taxon Code: 23 220751
Scientific Name and Authority: Perna canaliculus (Gmelin, 1791)

CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups - Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc.
Family: 23 220 Mytilidae (mussels)    show full list

Common Name: Green Mussel
Suggested Indexable Form: Mussel, Green
Common Names List: green mussel
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Green Mussel
Organism Type: a mussel

Other names used in Australia:

Taxon Notes: This code replaces previous (interim) CAAB code 00 652002 (FISHLIST 652002).
Scientific Name Notes:
Common/Standard Name Notes:

Parent Codes (if any):
   23 220000 .. Mytilidae - undifferentiated .. mussels
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  00 652002, 652002

Taxon status (on CAAB list):
   Taxon on current Australian list: No
   Species not on current Australian list, but occuring in adjacent region: Yes
   Taxon on commercial species list: Yes
   Taxon on Standard Fish Names List: Yes

On-line resources for this taxon:

Australian Faunal Directory