Myrtea

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 ==Gallery==

Notomyrtea fabula (MNHN-IM-2012-36615).jpeg|M. fabula Notomyrtea flabelliformis (MNHN-IM-2016-1827).jpeg|M. flabelliformis Myrtea microlirata MA70298-a.jpg|M. microlirata Myrtea spinifera 450411054.jpg|M. spinifera Myrtea staminifera MA I040756.jpg|M. staminifera ==References==