Acharax stantoni Vokes 1955 (Awning Clam)

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Alternative combination: Solemya stantoni

Synonym: Solemya occidentalis Stanton 1895 [replaced name]

Belongs to Acharax according to A. Kaim et al. 2014

See also Stanton 1895

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 ventricosa, Solemya (Acharax) burica, Solemya (Acharax) muroensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (5: California collections)

• Jurassic of United States (2: California)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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