Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Full reference: M. Griffin, A. Parras, and S. CasadÃo. 2008. Late Maastrichtian-Danian Mytilids and Pinnids (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from Northern Patagonia, Argentina. Ameghiniana 45(1):139-152
Belongs to Septifer according to M. Griffin et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Septifer (Mytilisepta), Septifer (Septifer), Septifer bifurcatus, Septifer bilocularis, Septifer elegans, Septifer fenestralis, Septifer fenestratus, Septifer lineatus, Septifer lingua, Septifer magnificus, Septifer mifunensis, Septifer samiri
Type specimen: GHUNLPam 808, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (13)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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