†Conchocele kiritachiensis Hryniewicz et al. 2017 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Full reference: K. Hryniewicz, K. Amano, R. G. Jenkins and S. Kiel. 2017. Thyasirid bivalves from Cretaceous and Paleogene cold seeps. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 62(4):705-728
Belongs to Conchocele according to K. Hryniewicz et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Conchocele bathyaulax, Conchocele bisecta, Conchocele conradii, Conchocele taylori, Conchocele townsendi, Conchocele yatsuoensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder-chemosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Seiryu Bridge in Kiritachi, Tomamae Town (Eocene of Japan)
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