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Solamen (crenella)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae

Taxonomy
Solamen was named by Iredale (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant. Its type is Solamen rex.

It was assigned to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980), Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Crenellinae by Coan et al. (2000); and to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Solamen Iredale
1965Megacrenella Habe and Ito
1980Solamen Vokes p. 28
1998Solamen Lamprell and Healy p. 90
2000Solamen Coan et al. p. 171
2002Megacrenella Sepkoski
2002Solamen Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyCrenellidaeGray 1840
subfamilyCrenellinaeGray 1840
genusSolamenIredale 1924

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. Solamen Iredale 1924 [crenella]
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Subg. Solamen (Exosiperna) Iredale 1929
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Solamen columbianum Dall 1897 [British Columbia crenella]
Solamen leana Dall 1897
Solamen megas Dall 1902
Solamen rex Iredale 1924
Solamen snaverlyi Addicott 1976
Invalid names: Megacrenella Habe and Ito 1965 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:32:58
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:14:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 37.71000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Solamen globularis (179825)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Crenella globularis (71407)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Japan Solamen subfornicatum (70774)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Solamen snavelyi (37579 37585)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Crenella globularis (72221)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan Solamen sp. (44960)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Crenella columbiana (202637 203108 223325)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Crenella leana (37632)