Squiresica yooni Kiel et al. 2023 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Vesicomyidae

Full reference: S. Kiel, K. Amano, and J. L. Goedert. 2023. New taxa, records, and data for vesicomyid bivalves from Cenozoic strata of the North Pacific region. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 68(2):297-320

Belongs to Squiresica according to S. Kiel et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Squiresica knapptonensis, Squiresica plana

Type specimen: NRM Mo 204829, a valve. Its type locality is Goedong-dong, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in the Duho Formation of South Korea.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Goedong-dong

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