Shifangella margaritiferiformis Liu and Luo 1981 (freshwater mussel)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Belongs to Shifangella according to Liu and Luo 1981

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, bi503. Its type locality is Jinhe, Hongbai, Shifang, which is in a Triassic marine horizon in the Wuzhongshan Formation of China.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Jinhe, Hongbai, Shifang

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