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Solemya (Petrasma) woodwardiana

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Solemya (Petrasma) woodwardiana was named by Leckenby (1859).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. belensis, S. bilix, S. hoeli, S. kingsparki, S. neocomiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Solemya (Petrasma) woodwardiana Leckenby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familySolemyidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusSolemyaChildren 1823
subgenusPetrasma(Dall 1908)
specieswoodwardianaLeckenby 1859

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: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thinf
Reinforcement: nof
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:45
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:48:45
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Berriasian or 165.30000 to 137.05000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Solemya woodwardiana (37957)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Solemya woodwardiana (163966 163967 163969)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Svalbard and Jan Mayen Solemya woodwardiana (47064 163970 163972)