Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Full reference: N. D. Newell. 1942. Lower Paleozoic pelecypods: Mytilacea. University of Kansas Publications 10(2):1-115
Parent taxon: Myalinidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Anelli et al. 2006 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arctomyalina, Aviculomyalina, Boiomytilus, Dorcadungula, Elversella, Hemimenion, Liebea, Myalina, Naiadites, Novaculapermia, Pachymytilus, Posidoniella, Promyalina, Pseudomyalina, Pseudopachymytilus, Selenimyalina, Selenimyalininae, Anthraconauta
Subtaxa: Septimyalina burmai Septimyalina orbiculata Septimyalina orthonota Septimyalina perattenuata Septimyalina quadrangularis Septimyalina scitula Septimyalina sinuosa Septimyalina sultanaevi
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Japan (1), Mexico (1), Peru (2), the Russian Federation (1), United States (47: Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
• Carboniferous of Brazil (4), Mexico (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (55: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, West Virginia)
Total: 115 collections including 116 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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