Unio (Palaeunio) sichuanensis Ma 1999 (freshwater mussel)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Belongs to Unio (Palaeunio) according to Ma 1999

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NIGPAS 58508. Its type locality is Dakang, Zhongba, which is in a Jurassic fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Ziliujing Formation of China.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Dakang, Zhongba

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