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Psammosolen galapaganus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae

Taxonomy
Psammosolen galapaganus was named by Dall (1928). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Solecurtus galapaganus by Olsson (1942).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. divaricatus, P. dunveganensis, P. sanctidominic
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2014-04-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Psammosolen galapaganus Dall
1942Solecurtus galapaganus Olsson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familySolecurtidaed'Orbigny 1846
subfamilySolecurtinaed'Orbigny 1846
genusPsammosolenBlainville 1824
speciesgalapaganusDall 1928

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:23:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:23:47
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica Solecurtus galapaganus (66777)