Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Alternative combination: Myalina mytiliformis
Belongs to Mytilarca according to J. Pojeta 1966
Sister taxa: Mytilarca acutirostra, Mytilarca amii, Mytilarca aphaea, Mytilarca aphea, Mytilarca arenacea, Mytilarca boucoti, Mytilarca canadensis, Mytilarca chemungensis, Mytilarca cingulosa, Mytilarca cordiformis, Mytilarca crassa, Mytilarca cultellata, Mytilarca cuneatus, Mytilarca dalhousei, Mytilarca dentata, Mytilarca dentiversa, Mytilarca dubia, Mytilarca eduliformis, Mytilarca expansa, Mytilarca foerstei, Mytilarca gibbosa, Mytilarca inflata, Mytilarca iniqua, Mytilarca kallholniensis, Mytilarca knappi, Mytilarca kullsbergensis, Mytilarca lata, Mytilarca leptaenarum, Mytilarca mareki, Mytilarca marylandica, Mytilarca obliqua, Mytilarca orsae, Mytilarca parallela, Mytilarca parens, Mytilarca percarinata, Mytilarca ponderosa, Mytilarca pyrimadata, Mytilarca regularis, Mytilarca semicircularis, Mytilarca sigilla, Mytilarca simplex, Mytilarca suberectus, Mytilarca thorslundi, Mytilarca triangula, Mytilarca umbonata, Mytilarca wabashensis, Mytilarca (Plethomytilus) oviformis, Plethomytilus lineatus, Plethomytilus rowei, Plethomytilus esuriens
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (2: New York collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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