Volsella wrighti Warren 1934 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Alternative combination: Modiolus wrighti

Full reference: P. S. Warren. 1934. Palaeontology of the Bearpaw Formation. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada 28:81-97

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

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

Type specimen: Nat. Mus. of Canada 8732, a shell.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (7: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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