Ischadium Jukes-Browne 1905 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Parent taxon: Mytilinae according to G. Rosenberg 2005

See also Mikkelsen 2006, Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001

Sister taxa: Adulini, Aulacomyini, Brachidontes, Choromytilus, Crenomytilini, Mytella, Mytilini, Mytilosootus, Mytilus, Nodomytilus, Perna, Perumytilus, Semimodiola, Semimytilus, Septifer

Subtaxa: Ischadium recurvum

View classification

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (9: Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia collections)

• Pliocene of United States (1: Virginia)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.