Mytilopsis leucophaeata Conrad 1831

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Dreissenidae

Alternative combinations: Congeria leucophaeata, Mytilopsis leucophaneata, Mytilus leucophaeatus

Synonyms: Congeria (Mytilopsis) cochleata Kickx 1835, Mytilopsis cochleata Kickx 1835, Mytilus cochleatus Kickx 1835

Belongs to Mytilopsis according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Brown and Pilsbry 1913 and Rosenberg 2005

Sister taxa: Mytilopsis aletici, Mytilopsis erimiocenicus, Mytilopsis frici, Mytilopsis jadrovi, Mytilopsis lamellata, Mytilopsis nystiana, Mytilopsis sallei, Mytilopsis scripta, Mytilopsis trigalensis

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), United States (4: Florida, Louisiana)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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