†Burmesia qinghaiensis Lu 1981 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Thraciida - Burmesiidae
Full reference: Y.-J. Lu. 1981. Late Triassic lamellibranchs from Datong of Qinghai, NW China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 20(6):577-585
Belongs to Burmesia according to Lu 1981
Sister taxa: Burmesia krumbecki, Burmesia latouchii, Burmesia lirata, Burmesia posteroradiata, Burmesia praecursor
Type specimen: Its type locality is Qiaotou, Datong, which is in a Norian marine horizon in the Xiaomeidong Formation of China
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Qiaotou, Datong
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