Semimytilus Soot-Ryen 1955 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Parent taxon: Mytilinae according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012

Sister taxa: Adulini, Aulacomyini, Brachidontes, Choromytilus, Crenomytilini, Ischadium, Mytella, Mytilini, Mytilosootus, Mytilus, Nodomytilus, Perna, Perumytilus, Semimodiola, Septifer

Subtaxa: Semimytilus algosus

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Type: Mytilus algosus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Peru (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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