Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combinations: Brachydontes cowlitzensis, Modiolus (Brachydontes) cowlitzensis
Synonyms: Brachidontes ornatus Gabb 1864, Brachiodontes ornatus Gabb 1864, Brachydontes ornatus Gabb 1864, Modiola ornata Gabb 1864, Modiolus (Brachydontes) ornatus Gabb 1864
Full reference: C. E. Weaver and K. Palmer. 1922. Fauna from the Eocene of Washington. University of Washington Publications in Geology 1(3):1-56
Belongs to Brachidontes (Brachidontes) according to E. J. Moore 1983
See also Clark and Woodford 1927, Dickerson 1914, Gabb 1864, Hanna 1927, Nilsen 1987, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Squires 1988, Turner 1938, Weaver 1949 and Weaver and Palmer 1922
Sister taxa: Brachidontes (Brachidontes) altiobliquus, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) dichotomus, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) kirkerensis, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) lawsoni, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) susanaensis, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) variabilis
Type specimens:
- Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cowlitzensis: Its type locality is UW 329, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the Cowlitz Formation of Washington
- Modiola ornata: ANSP 4450 (lectotype).
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (60: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington collections)
• Paleocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 62 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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