''Limnoperna'' is a genus of
bivalves
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
belonging to the family
Mytilidae
Mytilidae are a family of small to large marine and brackish-water bivalve molluscs in the order Mytilida. One of the genera, ''Limnoperna'', even inhabits freshwater environments. The order has only this one family which contains some 52 gen ...
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The species of this genus are found in Southern America, Southeastern Asia and Australia.
Species:
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Limnoperna atrata''
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Limnoperna balani''
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Limnoperna fortunei
''Limnoperna fortunei'', the golden mussel, is a medium-sized freshwater bivalve mollusc of the family Mytilidae. The native range of the species is China, but it has accidentally been introduced to South America and several Asian countries w ...
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Limnoperna inconstans''
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Limnoperna mangle''
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Limnoperna pulex''
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Limnoperna sambasensis''
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Limnoperna securis''
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Limnoperna supoti''
References
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Mytilidae
Bivalve genera