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Solen

Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Solen Linnaeus p. 672
1923Solen Clark and Arnold p. 152
1928Solen Nagao p. 83
1944Solen Durham p. 150
1976Solen Moore p. 51
1980Solen Vokes p. 140
1982Solen Woodring p. 655
1992Solen Perrilliat p. 12
1998Solen Lamprell and Healy p. 176
2002Solen Sepkoski
2003Solen Moore
2010Solen Bouchet et al.

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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
genusSolenLinnaeus 1758

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. Solen Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Solen (Hypogella) Gray 1854
Subg. †Solen (Solen) Linnaeus 1758
†Solen clallamensis Clark and Arnold 1923
†Solen clarki Weaver and Palmer 1922
†Solen columbianus Weaver and Palmer 1922
†Solen cuneatus Gabb 1869
†Solen curtus Des Moulins 1832
Solen dombeii Lamarck 1818
†Solen domenginicus Vokes 1939
Solen ensis Linnaeus 1767
†Solen fonesi Dunker 1862
†Solen intermedius Nagao 1928
†Solen lincolnensis Weaver 1916
†Solen lisbonensis Aldrich 1886
Solen marginatus Pulteney 1799
†Solen novacularis Anderson and Hanna 1928
Solen rostriformis Dunker 1862
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Invalid names: Solen (Ensisolen) rosaceus Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
Solen sicarius Gould 1850
Solen siliqua Linnaeus 1767
†Solen sordidus Tate 1887
†Solen townsendensis Clark 1925
Solen vagina Linnaeus 1758
†Solen vaginoides Lamarck 1822
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:52:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:52:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Holocene or 208.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma

Collections (251 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Trento) S. sp. (232113)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) S. deshayesi (53947)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (California) S. sp. (215345)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Portugal S. sp. (74563)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) S. cuneatus (1515 1516)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Russian Federation S. getkilnensis, S. kovatschensis (50039)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) S. sp. (190786 190795 190798 190800)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Russian Federation S. kovatschensis (50125 50137)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58USA (California) S. sp. (11123)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) S. pendletonensis (98777 99723 101126)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Texas) S. pendletonensis (91846)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) S. sp. (90072 90073)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Louisiana) S. pendletonensis (98776)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Maryland) S. sp. (99264)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) S. sp. (194436 194560)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (8048)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Russian Federation S. djakovi, S. snatolensis, S. tigilensis, S. utcholokensis (50051)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Japan S. sp. (71023)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) S. sp. (194184 194431)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) S. sp. (205410 205415)