Septifer lingua Martin 1879 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Alternative combination: Mytilus (Septifer) lingua

Belongs to Septifer according to S. K. Skwarko 1994

Sister taxa: Mytilus (Septifer) praeacutiformis, Mytilus (Septifer) praeacutus, Septifer (Mytilisepta), Septifer (Septifer), Septifer bifurcatus, Septifer bilocularis, Septifer elegans, Septifer fenestralis, Septifer fenestratus, Septifer lineatus, Septifer magnificus, Septifer mayai, Septifer mifunensis, Septifer samiri

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Junghuhn’s Locality K (Miocene of Indonesia)

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