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Tagelus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae

Taxonomy
Tagelus was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant. Its type is Solen adansonii.

It was assigned to Solecurtinae by Woodring (1982); to Solecurtidae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Tagelus Gray
1982Tagelus Woodring p. 674
1987Tagelus Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
2002Tagelus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familySolecurtidaed'Orbigny 1846
genusTagelusGray 1847

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.

G. Tagelus Gray 1847
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Invalid names: Solen bidentatus Spengler 1794 [synonym]
Tagelus (Mesopleura) subteres Conrad 1837 [lesser tagelus]
Subg. Tagelus (Tagelus) Gray 1847
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Invalid names: Solen guineensis Wood 1815 [synonym]
Tagelus (Tagelus) affinis Adams 1852 [neighbor tagelus]
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Invalid names: Tagelus violascens Carpenter 1857 [synonym]
Tagelus (Tagelus) californianus Conrad 1837 [California jackknife clam]
†Tagelus (Tagelus) orthius Woodring 1982
†Tagelus bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Tagelus cebus Olsson 1922
†Tagelus clarki Loel and Corey 1932
Tagelus dombeii Lamarck 1818
Tagelus peruanus Dunker 1862
Tagelus peruvianus Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Tagelus plebeius Lightfoot 1786
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Invalid names: Solecurtus caribaeus Lamarck 1818 [synonym], Tagelus gibbus Spengler 1794 [synonym]
Tagelus politus Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Solecurtus nitidissima Dunker 1862 [synonym], Tagelus (Mesopleura) bourgeoisae Hertlein 1951 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available