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Solemya (Petrasma) borealis

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Solemya borealis was named by Totten (1834). It is extant. It is the type species of Petrasma.

It was recombined as Solemya (Petrasma) borealis by Dall (1908), Coan et al. (2000), Kamenev (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Solemya borealis Totten
1908Solemya (Petrasma) borealis Dall
2000Solemya (Petrasma) borealis Coan et al. p. 66
2009Solemya (Petrasma) borealis Kamenev p. 245

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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)
speciesborealis(Totten 1834)

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: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available