Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae
Full reference: H. Prinoth and R. Posenato. 2023. Bivalves from the Changhsingian (upper Permian) Bellerophon Formation of the Dolomites (Italy): ancestors of Lower Triassic post-extinction benthic communities. Papers in Palaeontology 9:e1486
Belongs to Acharax according to H. Prinoth and R. Posenato 2023
Sister taxa: Acharax (Nacrosolemya), Acharax belenensis, Acharax clarificata, Acharax costellata, Acharax cylindrica, Acharax doderleini, Acharax dunnensis, Acharax herberti, 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
Type specimen: MLCS1720, a shell. Its type locality is PR61, Preroman, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bellerophon Formation of Italy.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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