Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combinations: Brachydontes andina, Modiola andina
Belongs to Brachidontes according to D. Frassinetti and V. Covacevich 1999
Sister taxa: Brachidontes (Aeidimytilus), Brachidontes (Arcomytilus), Brachidontes (Austromytilus), Brachidontes (Brachidontes), Brachidontes (Hormomya), Brachidontes (Scolimytilus), Brachidontes adamsianus, Brachidontes alabamensis, Brachidontes alabamiensis, Brachidontes bifurcatus, Brachidontes blanckenhorni, Brachidontes domingensis, Brachidontes erosa, Brachidontes exustus, Brachidontes mississippiensis, Brachidontes modiolus, Brachidontes ornatissimus, Brachidontes pectinatus, Brachidontes semilaevis, Brachidontes toechophora, Brachidontes ustulatus, Brachidontes vineyardensis, Brachyodontes charmesi, Brachyodontes convolutus, Modiolus (Brachydontes) olequahensis, Volsella (Brachidontes) dichotoma
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Loc. 5 [Guadal Formation] (Miocene of Chile)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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