Myrtea

Myrtea
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
Myrtea catonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Lucinida
Family: Lucinidae
Subfamily: Myrteinae
Genus: Myrtea
W. Turton, 1822
Type species
Venus spinifera
Montagu, 1803
Synonyms
  • Lucina (Myrtea) W. Turton, 1822
  • Mirtea Monterosato, 1891
  • Myrtaea Dall, 1901
  • Phacoides (Myrtea) (W. Turton, 1822)

Myrtea is a genus of bivalves, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lucinidae.

Description

Members of the genus have an oval-trangulate, nearly equilateral shell. The hinge of one valve has a single tooth and two lateral teeth, with two teeth on the opposing valve with lateral teeth obscured.

Taxonomy

Elliptotellina was first described by William Turton in 1822.

Distribution

The genus has a global distribution, with fossils of the Myrtea dating back to the Cretaceous period.

Species

Species within the genus Myrtea include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Myrtea W. Turton, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Myrtea W.Turton, 1822". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Myrtea Turton 1822 (clam)". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 Turton, William. Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali. p. 133.

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