Subfamily Musculinae Iredale 1939 (clam)
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Parent taxon: Crenellidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Spencer et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Crenella, Crenellinae
Subtaxa: Modiolarca
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Belgium (2 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), South Africa (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence