| Perumytilus | |
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| Perumytilus purpuratus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Perumytilus Olsson, 1961 |
| Species: | P. purpuratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) | |
Perumytilus is a monotypic genus of bivalves belonging to the family Mytilidae. The only species is Perumytilus purpuratus. [1]
The species is found in Southern America. [1]
