Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Full reference: N. D. Newell. 1942. Lower Paleozoic pelecypods: Mytilacea. University of Kansas Publications 10(2):1-115
Parent taxon: Mytilidae according to S. Ros-Franch et al. 2014
See also Hoare et al. 1978 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adipicola, Amygdalum, Antetrichomya, Arcomytilus, Arcoperna, Arcuatula, Arcuatulinae, Arvella, Aulacomya, Bathymodiolinae, Bathymodiolus, Botulina, Botulopa, Botulopsis, Brachiodontes, Ciboticola, Coxesia, Crenomytilus, Cuneolus, Dacrydium, Eyrena, Falcimytilus, Fluviolanatus, Geukensia, Hilgardella, Inoperna, Lecompteus, Lioberus, Lithophaga, Lithophaginae, Lycettia, Mauricia, Modiolaria, Modiolatus, Modiolinae, Modiolus, Musculista, Mytilaster, Mytilinae, Mytiloconcha, Phthonia, Rhomboidella, Stavelia, Trichomusculus, Trichomya, Volsella, Volsellina, Vulcanidas, Xenomytilinae, Xenostrobus
Subtaxa: Promytilus acinaciformis Promytilus annosus Promytilus borealis Promytilus cancellatus Promytilus ensiformis Promytilus illinoisensis Promytilus laevis Promytilus maiyensis Promytilus mazzolenii Promytilus merlai Promytilus mytiliformis Promytilus pottsvillensis Promytilus priscus Promytilus retusus Promytilus semiorbicularis Promytilus swallovi Promytilus vetulus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
• Permian of Argentina (5), Australia (9), Brazil (1), China (14), Greece (2), Greenland (1), Italy (2), Japan (3), Malaysia (1), Mexico (1), New Zealand (6), Oman (3), the Russian Federation (11), United States (9: Arizona, Kansas, Nevada)
• Namurian of Argentina (1)
• Carboniferous of Argentina (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (34: Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia)
Total: 108 collections including 111 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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