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. Van Winkle 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 Van Winkle 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
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (61: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington collections)
• Paleocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 63 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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