Perna (genus)

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

See text.

Synonyms[1]

Chloromya Mörch, 1853

Perna is a genus of mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.[1]

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Distribution

Habitat

Description

Species

Species within the genus Perna include:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gofas, S. (2010). Perna Philipsson, 1788. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138229 on 2010-11-10