Myalina (Myalina) aviculoides Meek and Hayden 1860 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Alternative combination: Myalina aviculoides

Belongs to Myalina (Myalina) according to N. D. Newell 1942

See also White 1891

Sister taxa: Myalina (Myalina) arbala, Myalina (Myalina) copha, Myalina (Myalina) glossoidea, Myalina (Myalina) lepta, Myalina (Myalina) miopetina, Myalina (Myalina) petina, Myalina (Myalina) pliopetina, Myalina (Myalina) sinuata, Myalina (Myalina) wyomingensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: Texas, Wyoming collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Missouri)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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