Pachymytilus Zittel 1881 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Parent taxon: Myalinidae according to F. Lang et al. 2017

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arctomyalina, Aviculomyalina, Boiomytilus, Dorcadungula, Elversella, Hemimenion, Liebea, Myalina, Naiadites, Novaculapermia, Posidoniella, Promyalina, Pseudomyalina, Pseudopachymytilus, Selenimyalina, Selenimyalininae, Septimyalina, Anthraconauta

Subtaxa: Pachymytilus (Pseudopachymytilus) Pachymytilus crassissimus

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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