Lithophaga aristata Dillwyn 1817 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Alternative combinations: Lithophaga (Myoforceps) aristata, Myoforceps aristata, Mytilus aristatus

Belongs to Lithophaga according to G. T. Poppe and Y. Goto 1993

See also Callapez and Ferreira Soares 2000 and Hendy et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Lithophaga (Diberus), Lithophaga (Labis), Lithophaga (Leiosolenus), Lithophaga (Lithophaga), Lithophaga (Myoforceps), Lithophaga affinis, Lithophaga antillarum, Lithophaga atavus, Lithophaga bisulcata, Lithophaga conchafodentis, Lithophaga consobrina, Lithophaga cordata, Lithophaga elongata, Lithophaga fabella, Lithophaga gigantea, Lithophaga gracilis, Lithophaga inclusa, Lithophaga inflexa, Lithophaga lingua, Lithophaga lithophaga, Lithophaga lycetti, Lithophaga maikaensis, Lithophaga mucronata, Lithophaga nasuta, Lithophaga nigra, Lithophaga nuda, Lithophaga petricolides, Lithophaga petricoloides, Lithophaga praelonga, Lithophaga subalveata, Lithophaga subelliptica, Lithophaga teres, Lithophaga tubicola, Lithophaga turneri, Lithophaga yorkensis, Lithodomus australis, Lithodomus hemirhabdota, Lithodomus claibornensis, Lithodomus brevis, Lithodomus sublithophagus, Lithodomus portlandicus, Lithodomus permianus, Lithodomus beetzi

Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Italy (1), Portugal (3), United States (3: Florida)

• Pliocene of Venezuela (1)

• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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