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Solena

Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae

Taxonomy
Solena was named by Mörch (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant. Its type is Solen obliquus.

It was reranked as Solen (Solena) by Gabb (1864), Woodring (1982) and Perrilliat (1992).

It was assigned to Solen by Gabb (1864), Woodring (1982) and Perrilliat (1992); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Solenidae by Moore (1976), Vokes (1980), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999) and Moore (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Solena Mörch p. 7
1864Solen (Solena) Gabb p. 213
1976Solena Moore p. 51
1980Solena Vokes p. 140
1982Solen (Solena) Woodring p. 655
1984Solena Squires p. 50
1987Solena Squires p. 67
1992Solen (Solena) Perrilliat p. 12
1992Solena Squires and Demetrion p. 42
1999Solena Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 34
2002Solena Sepkoski
2003Solena Moore

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilySolenoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familySolenidaeLamarck 1809
genusSolenaMörch 1853

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.

G. Solena Mörch 1853
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Invalid names: Solen ambiguus Lamarck 1818 [synonym]
Subg. †Solena (Eosolen) Stewart 1930
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†Solena (Eosolen) bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Solena (Eosolen) laversinensis Lefévre and Watelet 1877
†Solena (Eosolen) lorenzana Wagner and Schilling 1923
†Solena (Eosolen) novacularis Anderson and Hanna 1925
†Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax Cossmann 1886
Subg. †Solena (Plectosolen) Conrad 1866
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Invalid names: Solen curtus Conrad 1848 [replaced]
Subg. †Solena (Solena) Moore 2003
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†Solena dixoni Sowerby 1844
†Solena elytron Philippi 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available