Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combinations: Brachidontes (Brachidontes) exustus, Mytilus exustus
Belongs to Brachidontes according to G. Rosenberg 2005
See also DuBar 1958, Richards 1962 and Richards et al. 1969
Sister taxa: Brachidontes (Aeidimytilus), Brachidontes (Arcomytilus), Brachidontes (Austromytilus), Brachidontes (Brachidontes), Brachidontes (Hormomya), Brachidontes (Scolimytilus), Brachidontes adamsianus, Brachidontes alabamensis, Brachidontes alabamiensis, Brachidontes andinus, Brachidontes bifurcatus, Brachidontes blanckenhorni, Brachidontes domingensis, Brachidontes erosa, Brachidontes mississippiensis, Brachidontes modiolus, Brachidontes ornatissimus, Brachidontes pectinatus, Brachidontes semilaevis, Brachidontes toechophora, Brachidontes ustulatus, Brachidontes vineyardensis, Brachyodontes charmesi, Brachyodontes convolutus, Modiolus (Brachydontes) olequahensis, Volsella (Brachidontes) dichotoma
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bermuda (8 collections), Cuba (1), Jamaica (1), Panama (1), United States (13: Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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