Perna perna

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Subregnum: Eumetazoa • Cladus: Bilateria • Superphylum: Protostomia • Phylum: Mollusca • Classis: Bivalvia • Ordo: Mytiloida • Familia: Mytilidae • Genus: Perna • Species: Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Perna perna']

English: Brown Russell
Afrikaans: Bruinmossel
български: скална мида
فارسی: صدف قهوه‌ای
français: Moule brune
Gaeilge: diúilicín carraige
svenska: musselart

World Register of Marine Species link: Perna perna Linnaesus, 1758 (+ list genus + list species)

English: Perna perna (brown mussel), , is an economically important mussel, a bivalve molluscbelonging to the family Mytilidae. It is harvested as a food source but is also known to harbor toxins and cause damage to marine structures. It is native to the waters of Africa, Europe, and South America and was introduced in the waters of North America.

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