Septifer mayai Griffin et al. 2008 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Full reference: M. Griffin, A. Parras, and S. Casadío. 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

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