Septifer fenestratus Tate 1886 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Full reference: R. Tate. 1886. The lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 8:96-158

Belongs to Septifer according to R. Tate 1886

Sister taxa: Septifer (Mytilisepta), Septifer (Septifer), Septifer bifurcatus, Septifer bilocularis, Septifer elegans, Septifer fenestralis, Septifer lineatus, Septifer lingua, Septifer magnificus, Septifer mayai, Septifer mifunensis, Septifer samiri

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Fyansford Fm - Corio Bay (Miocene of Australia)

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