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Solecardia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Galeommatidae

Taxonomy
Solecardia was named by Conrad (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant. Its type is Solecardia eburnea.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Galeommatidae by Glenn (1904) and Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Species
S. eburnea (type species), S. venada

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Solecardia Conrad
1904Solecardia Glenn p. 323
2002Solecardia Sepkoski
2012Solecardia Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 488

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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
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGaleommatidaeGray 1840
genusSolecardiaConrad 1849

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. Solecardia Conrad 1849
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Solecardia eburnea Conrad 1849
Solecardia venada Olsson 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available