Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae
Alternative combinations: Solemya (Acharax) ventricosa, Solemya ventricosa
Belongs to Acharax according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Moore 1963
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 radiata, Acharax solikamica, Acharax stantoni, Solemya (Acharax) burica, Solemya (Acharax) muroensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Miocene of United States (2: Oregon)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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