Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combination: Mytilus loeli
Synonym: Mytilus kewi Wiedey 1929 [replaced name]
Full reference: U. S. Grant, IV. 1930. Mytilus loeli, a new name for Mytilus kewi Wiedey (not Mytilus kewi Nomland). Journal of Paleontology 4(4):419-420
Belongs to Mytilus (Mytilus) according to E. J. Moore 1983
See also Grant, IV 1930 and Wiedey 1929
Sister taxa: Mytilus (Mytilus) arnoldi, Mytilus (Mytilus) ascia, Mytilus (Mytilus) condoni, Mytilus (Mytilus) haboroensis, Mytilus (Mytilus) pleshakovi, Mytilus (Mytilus) sachalinensis, Mytilus humerus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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