Promytilus maiyensis Nakazawa and Newell 1968 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Full reference: K. Nakazawa and N.D. Newell. 1968. Permian bivalves of Japan. Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Series of Geology and Mineralogy 35(1):1-108

Belongs to Promytilus according to K. Nakazawa 1973

See also Nakazawa and Newell 1968

Sister taxa: Promytilus acinaciformis, Promytilus annosus, Promytilus borealis, Promytilus cancellatus, Promytilus ensiformis, Promytilus illinoisensis, Promytilus laevis, Promytilus mazzolenii, Promytilus merlai, Promytilus mytiliformis, Promytilus pottsvillensis, Promytilus priscus, Promytilus retusus, Promytilus semiorbicularis, Promytilus swallovi, Promytilus vetulus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Tenjinnoki, Maiya, which is in a Wordian marine sandstone in the Tenjinnoki Formation of Japan

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Japan (2 collections), Malaysia (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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