Hiatella curta Chen 1982 (clam)

Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae

Full reference: J. H. Chen. 1982. Liassic bivalve fossils from Mount Jinji of Guangdong. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 21:404-416

Belongs to Hiatella according to C. M. Lee 1984

See also Chen 1982

Sister taxa: Clotho, Hiatella (Hiatella), Hiatella arctica, Hiatella arenicola, Hiatella australis, Hiatella fabacea, Hiatella rotundata, Hiatella sinemuriensis, Hiatella solida, Hiatella tenella, Hiatella tenuis, Hiatella tumulensis, Saxicava albertensis, Saxicava fragilis

Type specimen: NIGP 53335. Its type locality is KHG 30, Jinji Hill, Kaiping, which is in an Angulata marine siltstone/mudstone in the Jinji Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of China (1 collection), Hong Kong (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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