Acuticosta Simpson 1900 (freshwater mussel)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Parent taxon: Acuticostinae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010

See also Van Itterbeeck et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Anodontini, Cucumerunio, Lithodomina, Unio, Unionini, Strophitus, Nodularia, Heudeana, Cafferia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Subeng Unit 3 (Unionid Conglomerate Layer) (Paleocene of China)

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