Adula Adams and Adams 1857 (datemussel)
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Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative spelling: Botula (Adula)
Parent taxon: Lithophaginae according to E. J. Moore 1983
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Oldroyd 1925, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Botulini, Lithophagini, Zelithophaga
Subtaxa: Adula californiensis Adula diegensis Adula gruneri Adula mcknighti
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: California collections)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2), United States (1: California)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
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