Pseudoperna

Pseudoperna
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Family: Ostreidae
Subfamily: Lophinae
Genus: Pseudoperna
Logan, 1899

Pseudoperna is a genus of extinct very small oysters. Pseudoperna live in tight groups. This small oyster is commonly found attached in groups to the shell of large species such as Inoceramus.[1] Pycnodonte and Pseudoperna are preserved mostly as calcitic valves and are also found attached to Mytiloides.[2]

References

  1. "Common Fossils of Kansas – Pearl Clams, Oysters, Scallops". Kansas Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. "Stratigraphy of the Greenhorn Limestone". Kansas Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
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