Perna texana Gabb 1862 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Historically printed as "Perna" texana

Belongs to Perna according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965

Sister taxa: Perna (Perna), Perna bosniaca, Perna excavata, Perna heberti, Perna kerguelensis, Perna magellanica, Perna meleagrinoides, Perna nishiyamai, Perna perna, Perna rimosa, Perna texanus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at M 571 (Cretaceous of Texas)

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