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Solena (Plectosolen) gracilis

Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae

Taxonomy
Solen gracilis was named by Sowerby (1844) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Plectosolen gracilis by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904); it was recombined as Solena (Plectosolen) gracilis by Le Renard and Pacaud (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Solen gracilis Sowerby p. 74 figs. pl. 641, fig. 1, 1a
1904Plectosolen gracilis Cossmann and Pissarro
1995Solena (Plectosolen) gracilis Le Renard and Pacaud p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilySolenoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familySolenidaeLamarck 1809
genusSolenaMörch 1853
subgenusPlectosolen(Conrad 1866)
speciesgracilis(Sowerby 1844)

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 14:22:46
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:22:46
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Solen gracilis (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Solen gracilis (78567) Solena gracilis (177068)