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Perna perna

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mya perna was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mytilus perna by Nardini (1934); it was recombined as Perna perna by Davies (1973) and Huber (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Mya perna Linnaeus
1934Mytilus perna Nardini
1973Perna perna Davies p. 762
2010Perna perna Huber

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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
speciesperna(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Perna perna Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
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