Atlantic rangia – Rangia cuneata
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Description
Rangiasimpukka Rangia cuneata on kotoisin Meksikonlahdelta, mistä se on levinnyt eri puolille maailmaa laivojen painolastivesien mukana vieraslajina. Suomen ensimmäiset havainnot lajista tehtiin toukokuussa 2021 Loviisan edustan merialueella.
Description text authors:
Tarja Katajisto ja Katriina Könönen, SYKE
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Rangia cuneata
Author
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Vernacular names
- rangiasimpukka (Finnish)
- amerikansk trågmussla (Swedish)
- Atlantic rangia (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.5079887
Taxon rank
Occurrence in Finland
Status in Finland
This species is invasive
Regulatory Status
Expert
- Risto Väinölä
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Molluscs
- Bivalves
Taxon information in machine-readable form