Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combination: Mytilus kerguelensis
Full reference: H. O. Fletcher. 1938. Marine Tertiary fossils and a description of a recent Mytilus from Kerguelen Island. B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. Reports, Series A 2:101-116
Belongs to Perna according to A. Lauriat-Rage et al. 2002
See also Fletcher 1938
Sister taxa: Perna (Perna), Perna bosniaca, Perna excavata, Perna heberti, Perna latoconvexa, Perna loczyi, Perna magellanica, Perna meleagrinoides, Perna nishiyamai, Perna perna, Perna rimosa, Perna texanus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of French Southern Territories (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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