Bivalvia - Autobranchia

Full reference: R. Zhang, Z. Niu, C. Li and Z. Wang. 2021. Yunannioidea—a new superfamily of Pteriomorphids (Bivalvia) from the Middle Ordovician, Yunkai Area, western Guangdong, South China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 60(3):357-375

Parent taxon: Pteriomorphia according to R. Zhang et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Mytilomorphi, Ostreomorphi, Prionodonta, Pterioida

Subtaxa: Yunannidae

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Type: Yunannidae

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at near Gankeng Village (Ordovician of China)

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