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| Perna canaliculus, the New Zealand mussel | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Perna |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chloromya Mörch, 1853 | |
Perna is a genus of mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.[1]
Not to be confused with Perna Bruguière, 1789 , synonym of Isognomon Lightfoot, 1786
- ^ a b 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 16 August 2012