Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combinations: Modiola alabamensis, Modiolus alabamensis
Belongs to Brachidontes according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
See also Cooke 1936 and Maury 1912
Sister taxa: Brachidontes (Aeidimytilus), Brachidontes (Arcomytilus), Brachidontes (Austromytilus), Brachidontes (Brachidontes), Brachidontes (Hormomya), Brachidontes (Scolimytilus), Brachidontes adamsianus, Brachidontes alabamiensis, Brachidontes andinus, 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:
• Eocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1 collection), United States (5: Alabama, Louisiana)
• Paleocene of United States (5: Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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