†Septimyalina scitula Newell 1942 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Full reference: N. D. Newell. 1942. Lower Paleozoic pelecypods: Mytilacea. University of Kansas Publications 10(2):1-115
Belongs to Septimyalina according to N. D. Newell 1942
Sister taxa: Septimyalina burmai, Septimyalina orbiculata, Septimyalina orthonota, Septimyalina perattenuata, Septimyalina quadrangularis, Septimyalina sinuosa, Septimyalina sultanaevi
Type specimen: KUMIP 7589, a valve (Right valve)
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (9: Kansas collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Kansas)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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