Acharax primaeva Phillips 1836 (Awning Clam)

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Alternative combination: Solemya primaeva

Synonyms: Sanguinolites radiatus M'Coy 1844, Solemya puzosiana de Koninck 1842

Belongs to Acharax according to J. B. Bailey 2021

Sister taxa: Acharax (Nacrosolemya), Acharax bainii, 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 radiata, Acharax solikamica, Acharax stantoni, Acharax ventricosa, Solemya (Acharax) burica, Solemya (Acharax) dalli, Solemya (Acharax) muroensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-chemosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Ceshui Formation, Locality 5, Qintang Village (Carboniferous of China)

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