†Mysella beaufortensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Full reference: L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder. 1987. Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Mollusca from the James City and Chowan River Formations at Lee Creek Mine. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61:113-283
Belongs to Mysella according to L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Mysella (Mysella), Mysella (Rochefortia), Mysella ovata, Mysella trigonoelliptica
Type specimen: USNM 203930
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Section 5 (Unit C, James City Fm) - Lee Creek Mine (Quaternary of North Carolina)
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