Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Full reference: S. Kiel and J. L. Goedert. 2007. New mollusks associated with biogenic substrates in Cenozoic deepâwater sediments of Washington State. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52(1):41-52
Belongs to Idas according to S. Kiel and K. Amano 2013
See also Kiel and Goedert 2007
Sister taxa: Idas argenteus, Idas tauroparva, Idasola bakeri
Type specimen: USNM 532038. Its type locality is Murdock Creek, which is in a Rupelian deep-water siltstone in the Pysht Formation of Washington.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Washington collection)
• Oligocene of United States (7: Washington)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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