Musculus balcombei Pritchard 1901 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae

Alternative combination: Modiolaria balcombei

Full reference: G. B. Pritchard. 1901. Contributions to the palaeontology of the older Tertiary beds of Victoria. Lamellibranchs - Part II. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 14:22-31

Belongs to Musculus according to T. A. Darragh 1970

See also Pritchard 1901

Sister taxa: Musculus (Musculus), Musculus (Ryenella), Musculus (Skarlatella), Musculus (Undatimusculus), Musculus delicatula, Musculus discors, Musculus glacialis, Musculus kryshtofovitschi, Musculus nanulus, Musculus nanus, Musculus niger, Musculus somaliensis, Musculus sorgenfreii, Musculus viridulus, Lanistina arcacea, Lanistina corioensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Musculus balcombei in the database

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