Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Synonym: Megacrenella Habe and Ito 1965
Parent taxon: Crenellinae according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Lamprell and Healy 1998, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Crenellini, Dacrydiini, Fungiacava, Gregariella, Musculus, Rhynchomytilus, Vilasina
Subtaxa: Solamen (Exosiperna) Solamen columbianum Solamen leana Solamen megas Solamen rex Solamen snaverlyi
Type: Solamen rex
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Alaska, California collections)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Japan (1)
• Oligocene of Japan (1), United States (2: Washington)
• Eocene of Australia (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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