Nodomytilus trigonimimus Kauffman and Leanza 2004 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Full reference: E.G. Kauffman and H.A. Leanza. 2004. A Remarkable New Genus of Mytilidae (Bivalvia) from the Lower Cretaceous of Southwestern Gondwanaland. Journal of Paleontology 78(6):1187-1191

Belongs to Nodomytilus according to E.G. Kauffman and H.A. Leanza 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: P 3102 M.O.Z.. Its type locality is Cerro Mesa: Agrio Fm, which is in a Hauterivian shoreface sandstone/shale in the Agrio Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cerro Mesa: Agrio Fm

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