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Acharax belenensis

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Acharax belenensis was named by Olsson (1931). It is not extant. Its type locality is Belen and Pajarabobo, which is in a Priabonian deep-water limestone/shale in the Cone Hill Formation of Peru.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Acharax belenensis Olsson p. 31 figs. Plate 3, Fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familySolemyidaeAdams and Adams 1857
subfamilySolemyinaeGray 1840
genusAcharaxDall 1908
speciesbelenensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Acharax belenensis Olsson 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thinf
Reinforcement: nof
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:20:27
Modified: 2009-09-21 15:59:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Peru Solemya belenensis (type locality: 58685)