Crenomytilus schencki Hanna and Hertlein 1938 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Alternative combination: Mytilus (Crenomytilus) schencki

Belongs to Crenomytilus according to A. I. Kafanov et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Crenomytilus expansus, Crenomytilus grayanus, Crenomytilus mathewsoni, Mytilus (Crenomytilus) coalingensis, Mytilus (Crenomytilus) expansus, Mytilus (Crenomytilus) kewi, Mytilus (Crenomytilus) mathewsonii, Mytilus (Crenomytilus) perrini, Mytilus (Crenomytilus) trampasensis

Type specimen: CAS 4686, a shell

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Marine Bivalvia of Etolonskaya Suite in western Kamchatka (Miocene of Russian Federation)

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