Perna perna
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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)
- English: Brown Russell
- Afrikaans: Bruinmossel
- български: скална мида
- فارسی: صدف قهوهای
- français: Moule brune
- Gaeilge: diúilicín carraige
- svenska: musselart
Wikispecies has an entry on:
- 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.