Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combinations: Modiola subangustissima, Mytilus (Modiola) subangustissima
Full reference: E. Dacque. 1905. Beiträge zur Geologie des Somalilandes, 2. Teil. Oberer Jura [Contributions to the geology of Somaliland, Part 2. Upper Jurassic]. Beiträge zur Paläontologie und Geologie Österreich-Ungarns und des Orients 17:119-160
Belongs to Mytilus (Modiola) according to J. Weir 1929
See also Basse 1930
Sister taxon: Mytilus (Modiola) blanfordi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Atschabo, which is in a Kimmeridgian shallow subtidal limestone in Ethiopia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Ethiopia (3 collections), Somalia (3), Yemen (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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