Modiomytilus (clam)

Bivalvia - Mytilida

Parent taxon: Mytiloida according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Fungiacara, Isognomoidea, Lunulacardioidea, Malleoidea, Modiolopsoidea, Myapalmula, Mysidielloidea, Mytiloidea, Mytilon, Paramusculus, Regoria, Regulifer, Septiola, Skarlatella, Striamodiolus, Strimodiolus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Q-EN-MI - middle Monte Leon Fm (Miocene of Argentina)

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