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Solen sicarius (sickle razor clam)

Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae

Taxonomy
Solen sicarius was named by Gould (1850) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Recent; British Columbia-Mexico.]. It is extant. Its type specimen is USNM 11876, a shell.

It was recombined as Solen (Ensisolen) sicarius by Coan et al. (2000), Moore (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Solen sicarius Gould
1959Solen sicarius Addicott and Emerson p. 17
2000Solen (Ensisolen) sicarius Coan et al. p. 445
2003Solen (Ensisolen) sicarius Moore figs. Plate 14, figures 1, 2
2021Solen sicarius Hendy

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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
genusSolenLinnaeus 1758
speciessicariusGould 1850

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.

Solen sicarius Gould 1850 [sickle razor clam]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available