Bivalvia - Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
Full reference: F. Hybertsen, J. L. Goedert, and S. Kiel. 2022. A new genus of chemosymbiotic vesicomyid bivalves from the Oligocene of western North America. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 67(3):703-709
Parent taxon: Vesicomyidae according to S. Kiel et al. 2023
See also Hybertsen et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Akebiconcha, Archivesica, Hubertschenckia, Isorropodon, Pleurophopsis, Pliocardiinae, Vesicomya
Subtaxa: Squiresica knapptonensis Squiresica plana Squiresica yooni
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of South Korea (1 collection)
• Oligocene of United States (4: Washington)
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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