Solen (Solena) obliquus Spengler 1794 (clam)

Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae

Alternative combinations: Solen obliquus, Solena (Eosolen) obliquus

Synonym: Solen ambiguus Lamarck 1818

Belongs to Solen (Solena) according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Stewart 1930

Sister taxa: Solena (Eosolen), Solena (Plectosolen), Solena (Solena), Solena dixoni, Solena elytron

Subtaxa: Solen (Solena) obliquus rubis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (3 collections)

• Miocene of Brazil (2), Colombia (1), the Dominican Republic (1), Panama (5)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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