Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Parent taxon: Mytilidae according to P. M. Mikkelsen 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001

Sister taxa: Adipicola, Adula, Aeidimytilus, Amygdalum, Antetrichomya, Arcomytilus, Arcoperna, Arcuatula, Arcuatulinae, Arvella, Aulacomya, Bathymodiolinae, Bathymodiolus, Botulina, Botulopa, Botulopsis, Brachiodontes, Ciboticola, Crenella, Cuneolus, Dacrydium, Eyrena, Falcimytilus, Fluviolanatus, Geukensia, Gregariella, Hilgardella, Inoperna, Lecompteus, Lioberus, Lithophaga, Lithophaginae, Lycettia, Mauricia, Modiolaria, Modiolatus, Modiolinae, Modiolus, Musculista, Mytilaster, Mytilinae, Mytiloconcha, Perna, Phthonia, Rhomboidella, Scolimytilus, Septifer, Stavelia, Trichomusculus, Trichomya, Volsella, Volsellina, Xenomytilinae, Xenostrobus

Subtaxa: Mytella guyanensis

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Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at FLMNH Loc. YN022 - Bahia Bique [Pacific Muck] (Quaternary of Panama)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.