†Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi Moore 1983 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Synonym: Mytilus dichotomus Cooper 1894 [replaced name]

Full reference: E. J. Moore. 1983. Tertiary Marine Pelycypods of California and Baja California: Nuculidae through Malleidae. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1228(A):1-108

Belongs to Brachidontes (Brachidontes) according to E. J. Moore 1983

See also Cooper 1894 and Turner 1938

Sister taxa: Brachidontes (Brachidontes) altiobliquus, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cowlitzensis, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) dichotomus, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) kirkerensis, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) lawsoni, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) susanaensis, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) variabilis

Type specimens:

  • Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi: CAS 613
  • Mytilus dichotomus:

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (10: Oregon, Washington collections)

• Jurassic of France (1)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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