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Solemyidae (Awning Clam)
Taxonomy
Solemyidae was named by Adams and Adams (1857) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5119]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Pelecypoda by Stanton (1895); to Solemyacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); to Solemyoida by Spencer et al. (2004); to Protobranchia by Kaim et al. (2014); and to Solemyoidea by Coan et al. (2000), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006), Fang (2006), Mikkelsen and Bieler (2008), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010), Huber (2010), Carter et al. (2011), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Pelecypoda by Stanton (1895); to Solemyacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); to Solemyoida by Spencer et al. (2004); to Protobranchia by Kaim et al. (2014); and to Solemyoidea by Coan et al. (2000), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006), Fang (2006), Mikkelsen and Bieler (2008), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010), Huber (2010), Carter et al. (2011), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1857 | Solemyidae Adams and Adams |
| 1857 | Solemyacidae H. Adams and Adams |
| 1895 | Solemyidae Stanton p. 55 |
| 1931 | Solemyacidae Olsson p. 31 |
| 1944 | Solemyacidae Durham p. 133 |
| 1957 | Trachyaspis turbulensis Bergounioux |
| 1965 | Solemyidae Newell p. 17 |
| 1980 | Solemyidae Vokes p. 8 |
| 2000 | Solemyidae Coan et al. p. 63 |
| 2004 | Solemyidae Spencer et al. |
| 2006 | Solemyidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 228 |
| 2006 | Solemyidae Fang |
| 2008 | Solemyidae Mikkelsen and Bieler p. 19 |
| 2009 | Solemyidae Nevesskaja |
| 2010 | Solemyidae Bouchet et al. |
| 2010 | Solemyidae Huber p. 90 |
| 2011 | Solemyidae Carter et al. p. 5 |
| 2012 | Solemyidae Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 50 |
| 2014 | Solemyidae Kaim et al. p. 423 |
| 2014 | Solemyidae Ros-Franch et al. |
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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.
Fm. Solemyidae Adams and Adams 1857 [Awning Clam]
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Subfm. †Clinopisthinae Pojeta 1988
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G. †Clinopistha Meek and Worthen 1870
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†Clinopistha abbreviata de Ryckholt 1854
†Clinopistha curta Walcott 1884
†Clinopistha kasanensis Netschajew 1894
†Clinopistha levis Meek and Worthen 1870
†Clinopistha truncata Goldfuss 1840
G. †Dystactella Hall and Whitfield 1872
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†Dystactella excisa de Koninck 1885
†Dystactella insularis Walcott 1884
†Dystactella silurica Liljedahl 1984
†Dystactella valvulus Hall and Whitfield 1872
†Dystactella vetusta Meek 1871
G. †Ovatoconcha Cope 1996
G. Solemya Children 1823
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Subg. Solemya (Austrosolemya) Taylor et al. 2008
Subg. Solemya (Petrasma) Dall 1908
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Solemya (Petrasma) africana von Martens 1880
Solemya (Petrasma) borealis Totten 1834
Solemya (Petrasma) panamensis Dall 1908
Solemya (Petrasma) pervernicosa Kuroda 1948
Solemya (Petrasma) pusilla Gould 1861
Solemya (Petrasma) velum Say 1822 [Atlantic Awning Clam]
†Solemya (Petrasma) woodwardiana Leckenby 1859
Subg. Solemya (Pseudacharax) Huber 2010
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Solemya (Pseudacharax) occidentalis Deshayes 1857 [West Indian Awning Clam]
Subg. Solemya (Solemya) Lamarck 1818
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Solemya (Solemya) reidi Bernard 1980
Solemya (Solemya) tagiri Okutani et al. 2003
Solemya (Solemya) valvulus Carpenter 1864
Subg. Solemya (Solemyarina) Iredale 1931
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Solemya (Solemyarina) australis Lamarck 1818
Solemya (Solemyarina) parkinsonii Smith 1874
Subg. Solemya (Zesolemya) Iredale 1939
†Solemya abbreviata Frech 1912
†Solemya alabamensis Harris 1897
†Solemya dalli Clark 1925
†Solemya funingensis Guo 1985
†Solemya insignifica Eames 1951
†Solemya lamarckiana Nyst and Hon 1862
†Solemya lomitensis Olsson 1931
Solemya petricoloides Lea 1833
†Solemya sulcifera Cooke 1919
†Solenomya semseyana Bittner 1901
†Solenomya sharonensis Morningstar 1922
†Solenomya translineata Laseron 1910
Invalid names: Janeia King 1850 [synonym]
Subfm. Solemyinae Gray 1840
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G. Acharax Dall 1908
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†Acharax belenensis Olsson 1931
Acharax clarificata Dell 1995
†Acharax costellata M'Coy 1844
†Acharax cylindrica Hind 1907
†Acharax doderleini Mayer 1861
†Acharax dunnensis Palmer 1923
†Acharax frenademezi Prinoth and Posenato 2023
†Acharax herberti Růžička 1978
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Invalid names: Janacekia leosi Růžička 1978 [synonym], Janacekia mariae Růžička 1978 [synonym], Janacekia talboti Růžička 1978 [synonym]
†Acharax holmwoodensis Dickins 1963
†Acharax incertis Dickins 1999
Acharax johnsoni Dall 1891
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Invalid names: Solemya (Acharax) tibai Kuroda 1948 [synonym], Solemya agassizii Dall 1908 [synonym], Solemya tokunagai Yokoyama 1925 [synonym]
†Acharax parallela Beede and Rogers 1899
†Acharax petschorica Guskov 1984
†Acharax primaeva Phillips 1836
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Invalid names: Sanguinolites radiatus M'Coy 1844 [synonym], Solemya puzosiana de Koninck 1842 [synonym]
†Acharax radiata Meek and Worthen 1860
†Acharax solikamica Muromtseva 1981
†Solemya (Acharax) burica Olsson 1942
†Solemya (Acharax) muroensis Natori 1964
Invalid names: Janacekia Růžička 1978 [synonym]
Invalid names: Janacekiinae Ruzicka 1978 [synonym]
G. Zesolemya Iredale 1939
Invalid names: Acharacinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [empty], Solemyacidae H. Adams and Adams 1857 [synonym], Trachyaspis turbulensis Bergounioux 1957 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Moridunian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 477.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 473.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 473.8 Ma
Collections (354 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Moridunian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Ovatoconcha fragilis (87601) | |
| Kukruse | Estonia | Palaeosolemya ordovicicus (173984) | |
| Maysvillian | Canada (Manitoba) | Clinopistha antiqua (174050) | |
| Ashgill | USA (Maine) | Dystactella sp. indet. (185954) | |
| Homerian | Sweden (Gotland) | Janeia silurica (13851) | |
| Ludfordian | United Kingdom (England) | Solenomya sp. (8307 8309 8312) | |
| Lochkovian | Canada (New Brunswick) | Janeia sp. (593) | |
| Devonian | Brazil (Lambedor) | Janeia braziliensis (75171 75174 75176) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Australia (Victoria) | Solemyidae indet. (35555) | |
| Emsian | Australia (New South Wales) | Solemyidae indet. (35557 35558) | |
| Emsian | Canada (Nunavut) | Solemya sp. (170992) | |
| Emsian | Brazil (Parana) | Solemya sp. (37080 37081 37082) | |
| Emsian | Brazil | Solemya brasiliensis (37070) | |
| Emsian | South Africa | Janeia bokkeveldensis (35582) Janeia bokkeveldensis, Janeia brazieliensis (35578) Janeia sp. (a) (35581) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Brazil (Piaui) | Solemya sp. (37128) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Brazil (Parana) | Solemya sp. (37104 37105 37106 37107) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | Solemya sp. (37115) | |
| Eifelian | South Africa | Janeia sp. (35595) Janeia sp. (b), Janeia sp. (a), Janeia bokkeveldensis (35593) | |
| Eifelian | Brazil | Solemya brasiliensis (37071) | |
| Eifelian - Givetian | Brazil (Parana) | Solemya sp. (37143 37145 37146) | |