Solen townsendensis Clark 1925 (clam)

Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae

Alternative combination: Solen (Plectosolen) townsendensis

Belongs to Solen according to C. E. Weaver 1942

See also Durham 1944 and Effinger 1938

Sister taxa: Solen (Ensisolen), Solen (Hypogella), Solen (Solen), Solen clallamensis, Solen clarki, Solen columbianus, Solen cuneatus, Solen curtus, Solen dombeii, Solen domenginicus, Solen ensis, Solen fonesi, Solen grandis, Solen intermedius, Solen lincolnensis, Solen lisbonensis, Solen marginatus, Solen novacularis, Solen rostriformis, Solen sicarius, Solen siliqua, Solen sordidus, Solen vagina, Solen vaginoides

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (12: Oregon, Washington collections)

• Eocene of United States (4: Washington)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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