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Solena dixoni

Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae

Taxonomy
Solen dixoni was named by Sowerby (1844) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Solena dixoni by Tracey et al (1995); it was recombined as Solena (Eosolen) dixoni by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Solen dixoni Sowerby
1995Solena (Eosolen) dixoni Pacaud and Le Renard
1995Solena dixoni Tracey et al.

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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
speciesdixoni(Sowerby 1844)

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 dixoni Sowerby 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available