Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combination: Modiolus (Modiolus) willapaensis
Full reference: R. L. Squires and J. L. Goedert. 1991. New Late Eocene mollusks from localized limestone deposits formed by subduction-related methane seeps, Southwestern Washington. Journal of Paleontology 65(3):412-416
Belongs to Bathymodiolus according to S. Kiel and K. Amano 2013
See also Kiel 2006 and Squires and Goedert 1991
Sister taxa: Bathymodiolus inouei, Bathymodiolus palmarensis, Bathymodiolus satsopensis, Bathymodiolus tangaroa, Bathymodiolus thermophilus
Type specimen: LACMIP 8350, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (7: Washington collections)
• Eocene of United States (7: Washington)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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