Brachidontes (Brachidontes) variabilis Krauss 1848 (mussel)
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Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combination: Mytilus variabilis
Belongs to Brachidontes (Brachidontes) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
Sister taxa: Brachidontes (Brachidontes) altiobliquus, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cowlitzensis, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) dichotomus, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) kirkerensis, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) lawsoni, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) susanaensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Adulis (Quaternary of Eritrea)
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