Solemya (Petrasma) woodwardiana Leckenby 1859 (Awning Clam)

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Belongs to Solemya (Petrasma) according to Leckenby 1859

Sister taxa: Solemya (Petrasma) africana, Solemya (Petrasma) borealis, Solemya (Petrasma) panamensis, Solemya (Petrasma) pervernicosa, Solemya (Petrasma) pusilla, Solemya (Petrasma) velum

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal deposit feeder-chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3 collections)

• Jurassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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