Modiolarca Gray 1843 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Parent taxon: Musculinae according to H. G. Spencer et al. 2004
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Modiolarca impacta
Type: Mytilus impactus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Belgium (2 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), South Africa (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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