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Solemyidae (Awning Clam)

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Solemyidae Adams and Adams
1857Solemyacidae H. Adams and Adams
1895Solemyidae Stanton p. 55
1931Solemyacidae Olsson p. 31
1944Solemyacidae Durham p. 133
1957Trachyaspis turbulensis Bergounioux
1965Solemyidae Newell p. 17
1980Solemyidae Vokes p. 8
2000Solemyidae Coan et al. p. 63
2004Solemyidae Spencer et al.
2006Solemyidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 228
2006Solemyidae Fang
2008Solemyidae Mikkelsen and Bieler p. 19
2009Solemyidae Nevesskaja
2010Solemyidae Bouchet et al.
2010Solemyidae Huber p. 90
2011Solemyidae Carter et al. p. 5
2012Solemyidae Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 50
2014Solemyidae Kaim et al. p. 423
2014Solemyidae Ros-Franch et al.

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

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.

Fm. Solemyidae Adams and Adams 1857 [Awning Clam]
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Subfm. †Clinopisthinae Pojeta 1988
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G. †Clinopistha Meek and Worthen 1870
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Clinopistha abbreviata de Ryckholt 1854
Clinopistha curta Walcott 1884
Clinopistha kasanensis Netschajew 1894
Clinopistha levis Meek and Worthen 1870
Clinopistha truncata Goldfuss 1840
G. †Dystactella Hall and Whitfield 1872
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Dystactella biarmica de Verneuil 1845
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Invalid names: Solemya abnormis Howse 1848 [synonym]
Dystactella excisa de Koninck 1885
Dystactella insularis Walcott 1884
Dystactella silurica Liljedahl 1984
Dystactella valvulus Hall and Whitfield 1872
Dystactella vetusta Meek 1871
G. †Ovatoconcha Cope 1996
G. †Palaeosolemya Pojeta and Runnegar 1985
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Palaeosolemya ordovicicus Pojeta and Runnegar 1985
G. Solemya Children 1823
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Subg. Solemya (Austrosolemya) Taylor et al. 2008
Subg. Solemya (Pseudacharax) Huber 2010
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Solemya (Pseudacharax) occidentalis Deshayes 1857 [West Indian Awning Clam]
Subg. Solemya (Solemya) Lamarck 1818
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Solemya (Solemya) tagiri Okutani et al. 2003
Subg. Solemya (Zesolemya) Iredale 1939
Solemya abbreviata Frech 1912
Solemya alabamensis Harris 1897
Solemya dalli Clark 1925
Solemya funingensis Guo 1985
Solemya insignifica Eames 1951
Solemya lamarckiana Nyst and Hon 1862
Solemya lomitensis Olsson 1931
Solemya sulcifera Cooke 1919
Solemya togata Poli 1795
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Invalid names: Solemya mediterranea Lamarck 1818 [synonym]
Solenomya semseyana Bittner 1901
Solenomya sharonensis Morningstar 1922
Solenomya translineata Laseron 1910
Invalid names: Janeia King 1850 [synonym]
Subfm. Solemyinae Gray 1840
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G. Acharax Dall 1908
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Subg. †Acharax (Nacrosolemya) Carter 1990
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Acharax belenensis Olsson 1931
Acharax costellata M'Coy 1844
Acharax cylindrica Hind 1907
Acharax doderleini Mayer 1861
Acharax dunnensis Palmer 1923
Acharax frenademezi Prinoth and Posenato 2023
Acharax herberti Růžička 1978
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Invalid names: Janacekia leosi Růžička 1978 [synonym], Janacekia mariae Růžička 1978 [synonym], Janacekia talboti Růžička 1978 [synonym]
Acharax holmwoodensis Dickins 1963
Acharax incertis Dickins 1999
Acharax johnsoni Dall 1891
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Invalid names: Solemya (Acharax) tibai Kuroda 1948 [synonym], Solemya agassizii Dall 1908 [synonym], Solemya tokunagai Yokoyama 1925 [synonym]
Acharax normalis Howse 1848
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Invalid names: Solemya phillipsiana King 1848 [synonym]
Acharax parallela Beede and Rogers 1899
Acharax petschorica Guskov 1984
Acharax primaeva Phillips 1836
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Invalid names: Sanguinolites radiatus M'Coy 1844 [synonym], Solemya puzosiana de Koninck 1842 [synonym]
Acharax radiata Meek and Worthen 1860
Acharax solikamica Muromtseva 1981
Acharax stantoni Vokes 1955
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Invalid names: Solemya occidentalis Stanton 1895 [replaced]
Acharax ventricosa Conrad 1849
Solemya (Acharax) burica Olsson 1942
Invalid names: Janacekia Růžička 1978 [synonym]
G. †Mazonomya Bailey 2011
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Mazonomya mazonensis Bailey 2011
Invalid names: Janacekiinae Ruzicka 1978 [synonym]
G. †Vorkutella Muromtseva and Guskov 1984
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Vorkutella dembskaja Muromtseva and Guskov 1984
G. Zesolemya Iredale 1939
Invalid names: Acharacinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [empty], Solemyacidae H. Adams and Adams 1857 [synonym], Trachyaspis turbulensis Bergounioux 1957 [nomen dubium]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Moridunian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 477.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 473.8 Ma

Collections (351 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.7 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Ovatoconcha fragilis (87601)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Estonia Palaeosolemya ordovicicus (173984)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Clinopistha antiqua (174050)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Maine) Dystactella sp. indet. (185954)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) Janeia silurica (13851)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Solenomya sp. (8307 8309 8312)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (New Brunswick) Janeia sp. (593)
Devonian419.2 - 358.9Brazil (Lambedor) Janeia braziliensis (75171 75174 75176)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Australia (Victoria) Solemyidae indet. (35555)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Nunavut) Solemya sp. (170992)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Brazil Solemya brasiliensis (37070)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) Solemyidae indet. (35557 35558)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Janeia bokkeveldensis (35582) Janeia bokkeveldensis, Janeia brazieliensis (35578) Janeia sp. (a) (35581)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Brazil (Parana) Solemya sp. (37080 37081 37082)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Parana) Solemya sp. (37104 37105 37106 37107)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Mato Grosso) Solemya sp. (37115)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Piaui) Solemya sp. (37128)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7South Africa Janeia sp. (35595) Janeia sp. (b), Janeia sp. (a), Janeia bokkeveldensis (35593)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Brazil Solemya brasiliensis (37071)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Parana) Solemya sp. (37143 37145 37146)