Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Passos, Flávio Dias, Batistão, Alan Rodrigo & Lima, Luan Lucas Cardoso, 2024, Checklist of marine Bivalvia (Mollusca) from Brazil, with descriptive analyses of their bathymetric and geographical distribution, Zootaxa 5488 (1), pp. 1-94 : 32

156. Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bathymetric distribution: 0 m—SW.

Geographical distribution: Venezuela, Brazil (RN to RS) to Uruguay; South Africa —WGD.

Remarks: The status of this species as being introduced or native has been debated (e.g., Fernandes 2008; Pierri et al. 2016; Oliveira et al. 2017b; Silva et al. 2018).

References: Klappenbach (1965), Métivier (1967a), Rios (1994, 2009), Narchi & Galvão–Bueno (1997), Souza et al. (2003), Silveira et al. (2006), Fernandes (2008), Pierri, Fossari & Magalhães (2016), Oliveira et al. (2017b), Silva et al. (2018).