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Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae

Taxonomy
Solen divisus was named by Spengler (1794). It is extant. It is the type species of Mesopleura.

It was recombined as Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1794Solen bidentatus Spengler
1794Solen divisus Spengler
1982Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus Woodring p. 675

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familySolecurtidaed'Orbigny 1846
genusTagelusGray 1847
subgenusMesopleura
speciesdivisus(Spengler 1794)

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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Invalid names: Solen bidentatus Spengler 1794 [synonym]
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 14:24:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:24:13
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Tagelus divisus (42290 42328 42443)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Tagelus divisus (43063)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Tagelus divisus (93145 93146 93147)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Tagelus divisus (60647)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Tagelus divisus (59486)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Tagelus divisus (79331 79333)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Venezuela Tagelus divisus (131268)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Tagelus divisus (131223)