Volsellina carinata Prinoth and Posenato 2023 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Full reference: H. Prinoth and R. Posenato. 2023. Bivalves from the Changhsingian (upper Permian) Bellerophon Formation of the Dolomites (Italy): ancestors of Lower Triassic post-extinction benthic communities. Papers in Palaeontology 9:e1486

Belongs to Volsellina according to H. Prinoth and R. Posenato 2023

Sister taxa: Volsellina areiensis, Volsellina equatorialis, Volsellina heywoodi, Volsellina ornatissima, Volsellina subelliptica, Volsellina transparens, Volsellina yunnanensis

Type specimen: MLCS1608, a valve. Its type locality is CUGVBB, Culatsch, Gardena Valley, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bellerophon Formation of Italy.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Italy (20 collections)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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