Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Alternative combinations: Myalina postcarbonica, Mytilus postcarbonica, Mytilus postcarbonicus
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1927. Descriptions of new species of Carboniferous and Triassic fossils (from southeastern Idaho). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 152:411-446
Belongs to Myalinella according to W. J. Foster et al. 2019
See also Ciriacks 1963, Girty 1927, Hofmann et al. 2013 and Newell and Kummel 1942
Sister taxa: Myalina (Myalinella) cuneiformis, Myalinella acutirostris, Myalinella adunca, Myalinella meeki, Myalinella newelli, Myalinella patriarchalis
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections), United States (10: California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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