Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Parent taxon: Mytilidae according to G. W. Kendrick 1990
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adipicola, Amygdalum, Antetrichomya, Arcomytilus, Arcoperna, Arcuatula, Arcuatulinae, Arvella, Aulacomya, Bathymodiolinae, Bathymodiolus, Botulina, Botulopa, Botulopsis, Brachiodontes, Ciboticola, Coxesia, Cuneolus, Dacrydium, Eyrena, Falcimytilus, Fluviolanatus, Geukensia, Hilgardella, Inoperna, Lecompteus, Lioberus, Lithophaga, Lithophaginae, Lycettia, Mauricia, Modiolaria, Modiolinae, Modiolus, Musculista, Mytilaster, Mytilinae, Mytiloconcha, Phthonia, Promytilus, Rhomboidella, Stavelia, Trichomusculus, Trichomya, Volsella, Volsellina, Vulcanidas, Xenomytilinae, Xenostrobus
Subtaxa: Modiolatus rectus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), United States (10: California, Oregon)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (6: California, Oregon)
• Miocene of United States (2: California)
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (4)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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