Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Parent taxon: Mytilidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Adipicola, Adula, Aeidimytilus, Amygdalum, Arcomytilus, Arcoperna, Arcuatula, Arcuatulinae, Arvella, Aulacomya, Bathymodiolinae, Bathymodiolus, Botulina, Botulopa, Botulopsis, Brachiodontes, Chloromytilus, Ciboticola, Crenella, Cuneolus, Dacrydium, Exosiperna, Eyrena, Falcimytilus, Fluviolanatus, Geukensia, Gregariella, Hilgardella, Inoperna, Lecompteus, Lioberus, Lithophaga, Lithophaginae, Lycettia, Mauricia, Modiolaria, Modiolatus, Modiolinae, Modiolula, Modiolus, Musculista, Musculus, Mytella, Mytilaster, Mytilinae, Mytiloconcha, Mytilus, Perna, Perumytilus, Phthonia, Plicatomytilus, Rhomboidella, Scolimytilus, Septifer, Solamen, Stavelia, Trichomusculus, Trichomya, Volsella, Volsellina, Xenomytilinae, Xenostrobus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder