Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative spelling: Mytilus (Mytiloconcha)
Parent taxon: Mytilidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Clark and Arnold 1923, Durham 1944, Glenn 1904, Mansfield 1940, Moore 1983 and Olsson 1967
Sister taxa: Adipicola, Amygdalum, Antetrichomya, Arcomytilus, Arcoperna, Arcuatula, Arcuatulinae, Arvella, Aulacomya, Bathymodiolinae, Bathymodiolus, Botulina, Botulopa, Botulopsis, Brachiodontes, Ciboticola, Coxesia, Crenomytilus, Cuneolus, Dacrydium, Eyrena, Falcimytilus, Fluviolanatus, Geukensia, Hilgardella, Inoperna, Lecompteus, Lioberus, Lithophaga, Lithophaginae, Lycettia, Mauricia, Modiolaria, Modiolatus, Modiolinae, Modiolus, Musculista, Mytilaster, Mytilinae, Phthonia, Promytilus, Rhomboidella, Stavelia, Trichomusculus, Trichomya, Volsella, Volsellina, Vulcanidas, Xenomytilinae, Xenostrobus
Subtaxa: Mytiloconcha dariensis Mytilus (Mytiloconcha) incurva Mytilus (Mytiloconcha) vancouverensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (3: Florida collections)
• Miocene of Panama (2), United States (2: Delaware, Florida)
• Oligocene of Canada (3: British Columbia)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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