Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Synonym: Musculus Quenstedt 1869 [replaced name]
Full reference: C. Schuchert and C. M. LeVene. 1929. New names for brachiopod homonyms. The American Journal of Science, Fifth Series 17:119-122
Parent taxon: Sellithyridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Schuchert and LeVene 1929 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Boubeithyris, Glosseudesia, Loriolithyris, Ovatathyris, Paraboubeithyris, Phaseolina, Sellithyris, Walkerithyris
Subtaxa: Musculina nikischini Musculina nuciformis Musculina sanctaecrucis Musculina vraconnensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Switzerland (2), Ukraine (2)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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