†Musculus somaliensis Cox 1935 (mussel)
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Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Alternative combination: Mytilus somaliensis
Belongs to Musculus according to W. Kiessling et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Musculus (Musculus), Musculus (Ryenella), Musculus (Skarlatella), Musculus (Undatimusculus), Musculus balcombei, Musculus delicatula, Musculus discors, Musculus glacialis, Musculus kryshtofovitschi, Musculus nanulus, Musculus nanus, Musculus niger, Musculus sorgenfreii, Musculus viridulus, Lanistina corioensis, Lanistina arcacea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Ethiopia (6 collections), Somalia (4), Tunisia (18)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
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