''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, biv ...
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 ge ...
.
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 whe ...
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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