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Palaeosolen

Bivalvia - Solenida - Konduriidae

Taxonomy
Palaeosolen was named by Hall (1845) [Genus was named by Hall 1885, in Soot-Ryen (1966)]. Its type is Orthonota siliquoidea.

It was assigned to Orthonotidae by Vokes (1980), Morris et al. (1991); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Konduriidae by Sánchez and Benedetto (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Palaeosolen Hall
1980Palaeosolen Vokes p. 202
1991Palaeosolen Morris et al. p. 92
2002Palaeosolen Sepkoski
2007Palaeosolen Sánchez and Benedetto pp. 530, 531

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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
superfamilyOrthonotoideaMiller 1877
familyKonduriidaeSanchez 2007
genusPalaeosolen

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. †Palaeosolen Hall 1845
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Palaeosolen amii McLearn 1924
Palaeosolen badgeraensis Dickins 1963
Palaeosolen costatus Sandberger 1854
Palaeosolen ordovicicus Soot-Ryen 1966
Palaeosolen permiana Waterhouse 1980
Palaeosolen siliquoideus Hall and Whitfield 1869
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height111.0----
valve height68.586.5016.17.503.74

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:35:16
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:35:16
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Clapham 2015

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Llandeilo to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 461.10000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kunda - Uhaku469.1 - 458.0Norway (Asker) P. ordovicicus (191263)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway P. sp. (3250)
Costonian - Longvillian458.2 - 455.0Norway (Oslo) P. ordovicicus (191257)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Asker) P. ordovicicus (191265)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 452.8Norway (Asker) P. ordovicicus (191262)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Antarctica P. algidus (35560 35565)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam P. chapmani (83291)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Luxembourg P. rotunda (232220) P. rotunda, P. simplex (233203)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0USA (New York) P. sp. (65400 65695)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) P. badgeraensis (85843 85845 85847 85925)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Western Australia) P. badgeraensis (85854)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51New Zealand (Southland) P. permiana (41778 41789)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) P. permiana (104740 120336)