Solemya (Petrasma) borealis Totten 1834 (Awning Clam)

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Alternative combination: Solemya borealis

Belongs to Solemya (Petrasma) according to G. M. Kamenev 2009

See also Coan et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Solemya (Petrasma) africana, Solemya (Petrasma) panamensis, Solemya (Petrasma) pervernicosa, Solemya (Petrasma) pusilla, Solemya (Petrasma) velum, Solemya (Petrasma) woodwardiana

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal deposit feeder-chemosymbiotic

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Solemya (Petrasma) borealis in the database

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