Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Synonym: Liebea vaengensis Kulikov 1967
Full reference: H. Chronic. 1952. Molluscan fauna from the Permian Kaibab Formation, Walnut Canyon, Arizona. Geological Society America Bulletin 63(2):95-166
Belongs to Promytilus according to H. Chronic 1952
See also Muromtseva and Guskov 1984
Sister taxa: Promytilus acinaciformis, Promytilus annosus, Promytilus borealis, Promytilus cancellatus, Promytilus ensiformis, Promytilus illinoisensis, Promytilus laevis, Promytilus maiyensis, Promytilus mazzolenii, Promytilus merlai, Promytilus mytiliformis, Promytilus pottsvillensis, Promytilus priscus, Promytilus semiorbicularis, Promytilus swallovi, Promytilus vetulus
Type specimens:
- Promytilus retusus: Mus N. Ariz G2.347, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is Bottomless Pits, Bed 9, Kaibab Formation, Walnut Canyon, which is in a Roadian shallow subtidal limestone in the Kaibab Formation of Arizona.
- Liebea vaengensis:
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (11 collections), United States (3: Arizona)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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