Psilounio sinensis Gu 1976 (freshwater mussel)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Belongs to Psilounio according to Gu 1976

Sister taxa: Psilounio (Dagaurostoma), Psilounio (Phortunio), Psilounio (Psilounio)

Type specimen: NIGPAS 25164. Its type locality is Haitangpu, Jiangyou, which is in a Bajocian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Shaximiao Formation of China.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Haitangpu, Jiangyou

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