Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Full reference: N. D. Newell. 1942. Lower Paleozoic pelecypods: Mytilacea. University of Kansas Publications 10(2):1-115
Parent taxon: Myalinidae according to I. Hoşgör 2021
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Newell 1942, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Arctomyalina, Aviculomyalina, Boiomytilus, Dorcadungula, Elversella, Hemimenion, Liebea, Myalina, Naiadites, Novaculapermia, Pachymytilus, Posidoniella, Promyalina, Pseudomyalina, Pseudopachymytilus, Selenimyalininae, Septimyalina, Anthraconauta
Subtaxa: Selenimyalina dotti Selenimyalina meliniformis Selenimyalina quadrata Selenimyalina squama
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Brazil (1 collection), China (1), Pakistan (2), United States (2: Nevada)
• Carboniferous of the Czech Republic (4), the United Kingdom (5), United States (1: Arizona)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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