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Solemyidae

Solemyidae

Overview

Solemyidae Adams and Adams, 1857

Common Name: Awning Clam

Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: Both halves of the shell look the same and range in oval, oblong shapes. They have a large muscular foot for burrowing into sandy or muddy substrates.

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Paleoecology:

        MOBILITY: Mobile (burrow)

        FEEDING MODE: Suspension Feeder

        HABITAT: Infaunal

Sources:

Cox, L. R. et al. 1969. Bivalvia, in R. C. Moore ed., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N, Mollusca 6, Volume 2. The University of Kansas and Geological Society of America. 1224 pp.


Genera of Solemyidae present in the Cretaceous of the Western Interior Seaway