Acharax radiata Meek and Worthen 1860

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Alternative combinations: Solemya radiata, Solenomya radiata

Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1860. Description of new Carboniferous fossils from Illinois and other western states. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12:447-472

Belongs to Acharax according to J. B. Bailey 2021

See also Beede 1900, Hoare 1961, Kues 1995, Meek and Worthen 1860, Meek and Worthen 1866 and Morningstar 1922

Sister taxa: Acharax (Nacrosolemya), Acharax belenensis, Acharax clarificata, Acharax costellata, Acharax cylindrica, Acharax doderleini, Acharax dunnensis, Acharax frenademezi, Acharax herberti, Acharax holmwoodensis, Acharax incertis, Acharax johnsoni, Acharax normalis, Acharax parallela, Acharax petschorica, Acharax primaeva, Acharax solikamica, Acharax stantoni, Acharax ventricosa, Solemya (Acharax) burica, Solemya (Acharax) muroensis

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: New Mexico collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (13: Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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