Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Belongs to Lithophaga according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Lithophaga (Diberus), Lithophaga (Labis), Lithophaga (Leiosolenus), Lithophaga (Lithophaga), Lithophaga (Myoforceps), Lithophaga affinis, Lithophaga antillarum, Lithophaga aristata, Lithophaga atavus, Lithophaga bisulcata, Lithophaga conchafodentis, Lithophaga consobrina, Lithophaga cordata, Lithophaga elongata, Lithophaga fabella, Lithophaga gigantea, Lithophaga gracilis, Lithophaga inclusa, Lithophaga inflexa, Lithophaga lingua, Lithophaga lithophaga, Lithophaga lycetti, Lithophaga maikaensis, Lithophaga mucronata, Lithophaga nasuta, Lithophaga nigra, Lithophaga nuda, Lithophaga petricolides, Lithophaga praelonga, Lithophaga subalveata, Lithophaga subelliptica, Lithophaga teres, Lithophaga tubicola, Lithophaga turneri, Lithophaga yorkensis, Lithodomus australis, Lithodomus sublithophagus, Lithodomus hemirhabdota, Lithodomus beetzi, Lithodomus portlandicus, Lithodomus brevis, Lithodomus claibornensis, Lithodomus permianus
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Alabama collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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