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Perna (genus)

Perna
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Perna canalicula , the New Zealand mussel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Mytiloida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Perna
Species

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Synonyms

Chloromya Mörch, 1853


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Chloromya Mörch, 1853

Perna is a genus of mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.

Not to be confused with Perna Bruguière, 1789 , synonym of Isognomon Lightfoot, 1786

Species within the genus Perna include:

Species brought into synonymy:


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