Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combinations: Modiola mississippiensis, Modiolus (Brachydontes) mississippiensis, Modiolus mississippiensis, Perna mississippiensis
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1848. Observations on the Eocene formations, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils from that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi; with an appendix. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:280-299
Belongs to Brachidontes according to D. T. Dockery 1982
See also Conrad 1848 and Mansfield 1940
Sister taxa: Brachidontes (Aeidimytilus), Brachidontes (Arcomytilus), Brachidontes (Austromytilus), Brachidontes (Brachidontes), Brachidontes (Hormomya), Brachidontes (Scolimytilus), Brachidontes adamsianus, Brachidontes alabamensis, Brachidontes alabamiensis, Brachidontes andinus, Brachidontes bifurcatus, Brachidontes blanckenhorni, Brachidontes domingensis, Brachidontes erosa, Brachidontes exustus, Brachidontes modiolus, Brachidontes ornatissimus, Brachidontes pectinatus, Brachidontes semilaevis, Brachidontes toechophora, Brachidontes ustulatus, Brachidontes vineyardensis, Brachyodontes charmesi, Brachyodontes convolutus, Modiolus (Brachydontes) olequahensis, Volsella (Brachidontes) dichotoma
Type specimen: ANSP 30646, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Mexico (2 collections), United States (5: Mississippi)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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