†Mytiloides opalensis Böse 1923 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Alternative combinations: Inoceramus labiatus opalensis, Inoceramus opalensis
Belongs to Mytiloides according to W. P. Elder and S. E. Box 1992
Sister taxa: Mytiloides africanus, Mytiloides amygdaloides, Mytiloides goppelnensis, Mytiloides incertus, Mytiloides labiatus, Mytiloides lusatiae, Mytiloides mytiloides, Mytiloides stantoni, Mytiloides striatoconcentricus, Mytiloides teraokai
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection), Peru (1), United States (30: Arizona, California, Colorado)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
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