Volsella attenuata Meek and Hayden 1857 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Alternative combination: Mytilus attenuatus

Belongs to Volsella according to L. S. Russell and R. W. Landes 1937

Sister taxa: Modiolus (Volsella) henryi, Modiolus (Volsella) onoensis, Volsella anomala, Volsella bakevelloides, Volsella flabellata, Volsella flichei, Volsella galpiniana, Volsella siskiyouensis, Volsella telea, Volsella wrighti

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Manyberries [Bearpaw Fm] (Cretaceous of Alberta)

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