Potomida Swainson 1840 (freshwater mussel)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Synonym: Wenziella Modell 1958

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

See also Mandic et al. 2015

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

Subtaxa: Potomida (Palaeopotomida) Potomida seljani

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Romania (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Croatia (1)

• Jurassic of China (2)

Total: 4 collections including 7 occurrences

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