Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combination: Mytilus bilocularis
Belongs to Septifer according to H. G. Spencer et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Mytilus (Septifer) praeacutiformis, Mytilus (Septifer) praeacutus, Septifer (Mytilisepta), Septifer (Septifer), Septifer bifurcatus, Septifer elegans, Septifer fenestralis, Septifer fenestratus, Septifer lineatus, Septifer lingua, Septifer magnificus, Septifer mayai, Septifer mifunensis, Septifer samiri
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (4 collections), Djibouti (1), Eritrea (1), Japan (2), Kenya (2), Mayotte (2), Mozambique (1), Saudi Arabia (1), South Africa (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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