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Solena (Plectosolen)

Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae

Taxonomy
Plectosolen was named by Conrad (1866) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-m]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Solen (Plectosolen) by Clark (1925) and Durham (1944); it was reranked as Solena (Plectosolen) by Le Renard and Pacaud (1995) and Moore (2003).

It was assigned to Solen by Clark (1925) and Durham (1944); to Solenidae by Vokes (1980); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Solena by Le Renard and Pacaud (1995) and Moore (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Plectosolen Conrad
1925Solen (Plectosolen) Clark pp. 97-98
1944Solen (Plectosolen) Durham p. 151
1980Plectosolen Vokes p. 140
1995Solena (Plectosolen) Le Renard and Pacaud p. 67
2002Plectosolen Sepkoski
2003Solena (Plectosolen) 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
subgenusPlectosolen(Conrad 1866)

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.

Subg. †Solena (Plectosolen) Conrad 1866
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Invalid names: Solen curtus Conrad 1848 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available