Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Alternative combinations: Modiola nigra, Musculus nigra
Belongs to Musculus according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Hendy et al. 2008 and Richards 1962
Sister taxa: Musculus (Musculus), Musculus (Ryenella), Musculus (Skarlatella), Musculus (Undatimusculus), Musculus balcombei, Musculus delicatula, Musculus discors, Musculus glacialis, Musculus kryshtofovitschi, Musculus nanulus, Musculus nanus, Musculus somaliensis, Musculus sorgenfreii, Musculus viridulus, Lanistina arcacea, Lanistina corioensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut collections), Greenland (3), Iceland (2), United States (2: Maine)
• Pliocene of the Russian Federation (3)
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (3: Alaska)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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