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Solena elytron

Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae

Taxonomy
Solen elytron was named by Philippi (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; Chile.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Solena elytron by Frassinetti (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Solen elytron Philippi p. 162 figs. pl. 34, figs. 10-11
1997Solena elytron Frassinetti p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilySolenoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familySolenidaeLamarck 1809
genusSolenaMörch 1853
specieselytron(Philippi 1887)

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.

Solena elytron Philippi 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available