Amygdalum (Modiolula) Sacco 1808 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Alternative spelling: Modiolula

Parent taxon: Amygdalum according to Nordsieck 1972

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wienrich 1999

Sister taxa: Amygdalum barbatiaeformis, Amygdalum progoensis, Amygdalum simplex

Subtaxa: Modiolula phaseolina Modiolula pygmaea

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Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Belgium (1 collection), Italy (1), the Netherlands (1)

• Pliocene of Belgium (4), the United Kingdom (3)

• Miocene of Belgium (8), Germany (8), the Netherlands (2), Poland (4)

• Oligocene of Belgium (3), Denmark (2)

Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence

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