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Macrosolen

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae

Taxonomy
Macrosolen is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Psammobiinae by Cox et al. (1969); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Macrosolen Cox et al. p. N633
2002Macrosolen Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyPsammobiidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyPsammobiinaeFleming 1828
genusMacrosolen

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.

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Macrosolen cyclopeus Brongniart 1823
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:32:59
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:32:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 48.07000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium M. hollowaysi (77611)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) M. hollowaysi (8047 8048) M. hollowaysii (8124 8125 42089)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria (Khaskovo) M. sp. (170995)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt M. hollowaysi (79700) M. sp. (49919)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan M. cyclopeus (77450)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Bulgaria (Kyustendil) M. hollowaysii (102292)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) M. hollowaysii (102287 102362)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Bulgaria M. hollowaysii (103762)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Pakistan M. cyclopeus (77459)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India M. madlumensis (72083)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Philippines M. madlumensis (70138)