Myrtea
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:Myrtea ada Myrtea amorpha Myrtea bractea- † Myrtea butonensis Myrtea catonii
- † Myrtea dijki
- † Myrtea ezoensis Myrtea fabula Myrtea fabuloides
- † Myrtea faseolata Myrtea flabelliformis
- † Myrtea haurangiensis Myrtea hyphalosa Myrtea investigatoris
- † Myrtea maoria Myrtea mayi
- † Myrtea microlirata
- † Myrtea papatikiensis Myrtea paupera Myrtea perfecta Myrtea pseudocorbis Myrtea scitula
- † Myrtea sera
- † Myrtea serana Myrtea soyoae Myrtea spinifera
- † Myrtea staminifera Myrtea sudes
- † Myrtea supraflexa Myrtea tanimbarensis Myrtea toamasina Myrtea triclotae
- † Myrtea valdesculpta
- † ''Myrtea waltonensis''