Acharax herberti Růžička 1978 (Awning Clam)

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Alternative combination: Janacekia herberti

Synonyms: Janacekia leosi Růžička 1978, Janacekia mariae Růžička 1978, Janacekia talboti Růžička 1978

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 holmwoodensis, Acharax incertis, Acharax johnsoni, Acharax normalis, Acharax parallela, Acharax petschorica, Acharax primaeva, 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: there are no occurrences of Acharax herberti in the database

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