Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combinations: Aeidimytilus adamsianus, Brachidontes (Aeidimytilus) adamsianus, Mytilus adamsianus
Synonym: Mytilus stearnsii Pilsbry and Raymond 1898
Belongs to Brachidontes according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Coan et al. 2000, Hertlein and Grant 1972 and Moore 1983
Sister taxa: Brachidontes (Aeidimytilus), Brachidontes (Arcomytilus), Brachidontes (Austromytilus), Brachidontes (Brachidontes), Brachidontes (Hormomya), Brachidontes (Scolimytilus), Brachidontes alabamensis, Brachidontes alabamiensis, Brachidontes andinus, Brachidontes bifurcatus, Brachidontes blanckenhorni, Brachidontes domingensis, Brachidontes erosa, Brachidontes exustus, Brachidontes mississippiensis, Brachidontes modiolus, Brachidontes ornatissimus, Brachidontes pectinatus, Brachidontes semilaevis, Brachidontes toechophora, Brachidontes ustulatus, Brachidontes vineyardensis, Brachyodontes charmesi, Brachyodontes convolutus, Modiolus (Brachydontes) olequahensis, Volsella (Brachidontes) dichotoma
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Mexico (2), Panama (2), United States (2: California)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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