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Perna africana (Chemnitz, 1785) 
AphiaID: 546000

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Mytiloida (Order) > Mytiloidea (Superfamily) > Mytilidae (Family) > Perna (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (not available)
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Accepted name  Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rank Species
Parent Perna Philipsson, 1788
Source  basis of record: Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.  [details]

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Variety Perna africana var. mauretanica Pallary, 1900 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Variety Perna africana var. tingitana Pallary, 1900 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Environment marine
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:546000
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Date   action   by
2010-11-17 14:24:28Z  created  Tran, Bastien
2011-12-30 16:08:02Z  changed  Gofas, Serge
  
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  Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Perna africana (Chemnitz, 1785). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=546000 on 2013-05-19
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