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Perna

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Perna was named by Retzius (1788) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Isognomon by Woodring (1925).

It was assigned to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); to Mytilinae by Moore (1983) and Spencer et al. (2004); to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980) and Mikkelsen (2006); and to Pernidae by Bohm (1926) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Perna Retzius
1926Perna Bohm p. 56
1980Perna Vokes p. 27
1983Perna Moore p. A70
2002Perna Sepkoski
2004Perna Spencer et al.
2006Perna Mikkelsen
2010Perna Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPernaRetzius 1788

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Perna Retzius 1788
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Subg. †Perna (Perna) Moore 1983
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Perna (Perna) montana Conrad 1857
Perna bosniaca Oppenheim 1908
Perna excavata White 1889
Perna heberti Cossmann and Lambert 1884
Perna kerguelensis Fletcher 1938
Perna latoconvexa Newton 1895
Perna loczyi Frech 1912
Perna magellanica Retzius 1788
Perna meleagrinoides Hislop 1859
Perna nishiyamai Yokoyama 1911
Perna perna Linnaeus 1758
Perna rimosa Lamarck 1805
Perna texanus Gabb 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available