Predicted to enable small ribosomal subunit rRNA binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in translation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; early conceptus; foot mesenchyme; and genitourinary system. Orthologous to human MRPS18C (mitochondrial ribosomal protein S18C). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]