Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gurumayum, S. D., 2019, On a collection of some Mollusca from Budhabalanga estuary, Odisha, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (1), pp. 55-59 : 57

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i1/2019/123277
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10992921
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scientific name	Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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1758. Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. , ed. 10: 706.

Material examined: 2 valves

Measurements: Length: 1.7-5.5cm, Height: 3.1-13.4cm

Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Andaman Islands, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal.

Remarks: A brackish water species, found usually in cluster attached to the substratum near mouths. The species is cultured for food.

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Bivalvia
Order	Mytilida
Family	Mytilidae
Genus	Perna

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