Pernaria Rafinesque 1815 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Synonym: Perna Bruguière 1789 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Pernariinae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010

See also White 1889 and Woods 1922

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pernaria in the database

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