Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Full reference: H. O. Fletcher. 1938. Marine Tertiary fossils and a description of a recent Mytilus from Kerguelen Island. B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. Reports, Series A 2:101-116
Belongs to Musculus according to H. O. Fletcher 1938
Sister taxa: Musculus (Musculus), Musculus (Ryenella), Musculus (Skarlatella), Musculus (Undatimusculus), Musculus balcombei, Musculus discors, Musculus glacialis, Musculus kryshtofovitschi, Musculus nanulus, Musculus nanus, Musculus niger, Musculus somaliensis, Musculus sorgenfreii, Musculus viridulus, Lanistina arcacea, Lanistina corioensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is West of Cat's Ears, which is in a Miocene/Miocene coastal sandstone in French Southern Territories
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of French Southern Territories (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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