Cuneopsis Simpson 1900 (freshwater mussel)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Parent taxon: Unionidae according to J. Yin and F. T. Fürsich 1991

See also Van Itterbeeck et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Acuneopsis, Alasmidontinae, Ambleminae, Anodonta, Coelatura, Coelaturinae, Comptio, Danlengiconcha, Elongaria, Eocuneopsis, Eolamprotula, Gonideinae, Jishuiconcha, Lamprotula, Liopotomida, Liovetulonaia, Luochengella, Modellnaiinae, Ningxiaconcha, Paranodonta, Parreysiinae, Periodunio, Plicatounio, Potomida, Proparreysia, Pseudelliptio, Psilounio, Qianweiella, Qiyangia, Qiyangiinae, Quadrula, Radioplicata, Rectidentinae, Rhabdotophorus, Shifangella, Shistodesmus, Solenaia, Tuberonaia, Undulatula, Unionelloides, Unioninae, Wulongiconcha, Yunnanoconcha

Subtaxa: Cuneopsis giganteus

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Vietnam (1 collection)

• Paleocene of China (1)

• Cretaceous of Niger (2)

• Jurassic of China (2)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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