Volsella flabellata Gould 1850 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Alternative combination: Modiolus flabellatus

Belongs to Volsella according to G. Willett 1937

Sister taxa: Modiolus (Volsella) henryi, Modiolus (Volsella) onoensis, Volsella anomala, Volsella attenuata, Volsella bakevelloides, Volsella flichei, Volsella galpiniana, Volsella siskiyouensis, Volsella telea, Volsella wrighti

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at LACMIP loc. 59, Lincoln Avenue deposit, Playa del Rey (Quaternary of California)

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