Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative spelling: Modiolus (Mauricia)
Parent taxon: Mytilidae according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
See also Harris 1919 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adipicola, Amygdalum, Antetrichomya, Arcomytilus, Arcoperna, Arcuatula, Arcuatulinae, Arvella, Aulacomya, Bathymodiolinae, Bathymodiolus, Botulina, Botulopa, Botulopsis, Brachiodontes, Ciboticola, Coxesia, Cuneolus, Dacrydium, Eyrena, Falcimytilus, Fluviolanatus, Geukensia, Hilgardella, Inoperna, Lecompteus, Lioberus, Lithophaga, Lithophaginae, Lycettia, Modiolaria, Modiolatus, Modiolinae, Modiolus, Musculista, Mytilaster, Mytilinae, Mytiloconcha, Phthonia, Promytilus, Rhomboidella, Stavelia, Trichomusculus, Trichomya, Volsella, Volsellina, Vulcanidas, Xenomytilinae, Xenostrobus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at M 822 (Eocene of Texas)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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