| Pseudoperna Temporal range: | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Subfamily: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | † Pseudoperna Logan, 1899 [1] |
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Pseudoperna is a genus of extinct very small oysters. Pseudoperna lived in tight groups. This small oyster is commonly found attached in groups to the shell of large species such as Inoceramus . [4] Pycnodonte and Pseudoperna are preserved mostly as calcitic valves and are also found attached to Mytiloides . [5]