Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Full reference: F. X. Guo. 1985. Fossil Bivalves of Yunnan 1-319

Belongs to Mytilus according to F. X. Guo 1985

Sister taxa: Mytilus (Chloromya), Mytilus (Falcimytilus), Mytilus (Modiola), Mytilus (Mytilus), Mytilus (Pernomytilus), Mytilus (Pharomytilus), Mytilus (Plicatomytilus), Mytilus (Tumidimytilus), Mytilus acutecarinatus, Mytilus affinis, Mytilus alpinus, Mytilus angulatus, Mytilus antiqorum, Mytilus autissiodorensis, Mytilus beaumonti, Mytilus brewsterensis, Mytilus bussoni, Mytilus californianus, Mytilus canoasensis, Mytilus chenui, Mytilus cleopatrae, Mytilus conradinus, Mytilus decipiens, Mytilus deperditus, Mytilus edulis, Mytilus edulis planulatus, Mytilus eurynota, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Mytilus glabratus, Mytilus hamiltonensis, Mytilus hamlini, Mytilus hannibali, Mytilus hauniensis, Mytilus homfrayi, Mytilus jurensis, Mytilus lamellosus, Mytilus linguatulus, Mytilus luciferus, Mytilus mabuchii, Mytilus madagascariensis, Mytilus magellanicus, Mytilus minutus, Mytilus mooraboolensis, Mytilus muensteri, Mytilus mulleri, Mytilus multiformis, Mytilus multistriatus, Mytilus nativus, Mytilus nitens, Mytilus ochotensis, Mytilus pauperculus, Mytilus pectinatus, Mytilus periscus, Mytilus productus, Mytilus psilonoti, Mytilus quadratus, Mytilus quenstedti, Mytilus rigaultii, Mytilus rugosus, Mytilus rugulosus, Mytilus sammamishensis, Mytilus scaphoides, Mytilus schencki, Mytilus shulapsensis, Mytilus similis, Mytilus snohomishensis, Mytilus stillaguamishensis, Mytilus stillwaterensis, Mytilus submenkeanus, Mytilus subpectinatus, Mytilus trossulus, Mytilus ursensis, Mytilus watersi

Type specimen: IVy 0157, a valve (Left valve, external mold). Its type locality is Shanglan, Jianchuan County, which is in an Anisian marine horizon in the Shanglan Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shanglan, Jianchuan County

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