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Perna texana

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Perna texana is a species in the family Mytilidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about Perna texana

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Perna texana live?

Not recorded

Is Perna texana endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Perna texana classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyMytilidae
  6. genusPerna
  7. SpeciesPerna texana Gabb, 1861

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Perna texana

Other species in the same genus Perna.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Perna texana?

Perna texana (Perna texana) belongs to the family Mytilidae in the order Mytilida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Perna texana (Perna texana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/perna-texana

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“Perna texana (Perna texana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/perna-texana.

BibTeX
@misc{perna_texana_2026,
  title = {Perna texana (Perna texana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/perna-texana},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}