Mysella (Rochefortia) Velain 1877 (clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Alternative spelling: Rochefortia
Parent taxon: Mysella according to E. J. Moore 1992
See also Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Mysella (Mysella), Mysella beaufortensis, Mysella ovata, Mysella trigonoelliptica
Subtaxa: Rochefortia aleutica Rochefortia dawsoni Rochefortia reyana
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greenland (1 collection), South Africa (1), United States (6: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 9 collections including 12 occurrences