Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Parent taxon: Mytilidae according to P. M. Mikkelsen 2006
Sister taxa: Adipicola, Amygdalum, Antetrichomya, Arcomytilus, Arcoperna, Arcuatula, Arcuatulinae, Arvella, Aulacomya, Bathymodiolinae, Bathymodiolus, Botulina, Botulopa, Botulopsis, Brachiodontes, Ciboticola, Coxesia, Crenomytilus, Cuneolus, Dacrydium, Eyrena, Falcimytilus, Fluviolanatus, Hilgardella, Inoperna, Lecompteus, Lioberus, Lithophaga, Lithophaginae, Lycettia, Mauricia, Modiolaria, Modiolatus, Modiolinae, Modiolus, Musculista, Mytilaster, Mytilinae, Mytiloconcha, Phthonia, Promytilus, Rhomboidella, Stavelia, Trichomusculus, Trichomya, Volsella, Volsellina, Vulcanidas, Xenomytilinae, Xenostrobus
Subtaxa: Geukensia demissa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), United States (13: Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
• Eocene of Germany (2)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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