Mytilopsis scripta Conrad 1874 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Dreissenidae

Belongs to Mytilopsis according to Conrad 1874

Sister taxa: Mytilopsis aletici, Mytilopsis erimiocenicus, Mytilopsis frici, Mytilopsis jadrovi, Mytilopsis lamellata, Mytilopsis leucophaeata, Mytilopsis nystiana, Mytilopsis sallei, Mytilopsis trigalensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at F483 - Santo Tomas Amazon, Pebas Fm. (Miocene to Miocene of Peru)

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