†Falcimytilus dietrichi Cox 1965 (mussel)
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Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Belongs to Falcimytilus according to Cox 1965
Sister taxa: Falcimytilus heranirus, Falcimytilus nasai, Falcimytilus stricapillatus, Falcimytilus suprajurensis, Falcimytilus tigrensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cox - 1 (Tendaguru), which is in a Kimmeridgian marginal marine limestone in Tanzania
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection), Kenya (2), Tanzania (14)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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