Yunshanoperna yunshanensis Chen 1984 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Belongs to Yunshanoperna according to Chen 1984

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NIGPAS 81471. Its type locality is Qihulin Hill, Hulin, which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in the Yunshan Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Qihulin Hill, Hulin

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