†Waijiaoella speciosa Stiller and Chen 2006 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Myalinida - Mysidiellidae
Full reference: F. Stiller and J. Chen. 2006. New Mysidiellidae (Bivalvia) from the Anisian (Middle Triassic) of Qingyan, south-west China. Palaeontology 49(1):213-227
Belongs to Waijiaoella according to Stiller and Chen 2006
Sister taxon: Waijiaoella elegans
Type specimen: NIGPAS 137026. Its type locality is Leidapo/Bangtoupo, Qingyan, which is in an Anisian open shallow subtidal mudstone/mixed carbonate-siliciclastic in the Qingyan Formation of China.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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