Family Solenidae Lamarck 1809 (clam)

Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae

Parent taxon: Solenoidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Clark and Arnold 1923, Coan et al. 2000, Glenn 1904, Nevesskaja 2009, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Stanton 1895 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxon: Pharidae

Subtaxa: Pharellinae Psamosolen Solen Solena

View classification

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ecuador (2 collections), India (2), Ireland (1), Italy (1), Japan (6), Mexico (2), Morocco (1), Namibia (1), the Netherlands (3), Pakistan (1), Peru (1), Poland (1), Portugal (1), South Africa (5), Thailand (1), United States (56: California, North Carolina, South Carolina)

• Blancan of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California, Washington)

• Pliocene of Italy (4), Jamaica (1), Japan (1), Pakistan (3), Trinidad and Tobago (3), the United Kingdom (6), United States (25: California, Oregon, Virginia), Venezuela (5)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (1), United States (5: California)

• Miocene of Argentina (5), Australia (1), Austria (2), Brazil (2), Chile (2), Colombia (5), the Dominican Republic (1), France (1), India (7), Italy (1), Japan (12), Mexico (2), Panama (10), the Russian Federation (4), South Africa (1), Trinidad and Tobago (2), United States (35: California, Florida, Oregon, Washington), Venezuela (1)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)

• Oligocene of Canada (5: British Columbia), Japan (7), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (4), United States (41: Alaska, California, Florida, Oregon, Washington)

• Eocene of Argentina (2), Belgium (1), Bulgaria (1), Colombia (1), Egypt (1), France (3), Germany (1), Italy (2), Japan (7), Mexico (1), Peru (1), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (11), United States (139: Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Washington)

• Paleocene of China (1), the Russian Federation (4), United States (24: California, Louisiana, Texas)

• Tertiary of United States (1: California)

• Cretaceous of Japan (7), Portugal (1), United States (3: California)

• Jurassic of France (1)

• Triassic of Italy (1)

Total: 511 collections including 562 occurrences

Show more details