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] |
Species [2] | |
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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]