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Acharax normalis

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Solenimya normalis was named by Howse (1848). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Humbleton Hill, Durham (Howse coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Ford Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Janeia phillipsiana by King (1850); it was recombined as Solemya normalis by Howse (1857) and Geinitz (1861); it was recombined as Janeia normalis by Logan (1967); it was recombined as Solemya (Janeia) normalis by Muromtseva (1981) and Muromtseva and Guskov (1984); it was recombined as Acharax normalis by Bailey (2021).

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Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Solenimya normalis Howse p. 244
1848Solemya phillipsiana King
1850Janeia phillipsiana King p. 179 figs. Pl 16, fig 8
1854Solenomya phillipsiana von Schauroth p. 553 figs. Pl 21, fig 5
1857Solemya normalis Howse p. 308 figs. Pl 4, fig 7
1861Solemya normalis Geinitz p. 61 figs. Pl 12, figs 20,21
1967Janeia normalis Logan p. 61 figs. Pl 10, figs 13,14
1981Solemya (Janeia) normalis Muromtseva p. 29 figs. Pl 10, fig 18
1984Solemya (Janeia) normalis Muromtseva and Guskov p. 35 figs. Pl 24, fig 15; pl 41, fig 18
2021Acharax normalis Bailey p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familySolemyidaeAdams and Adams 1857
subfamilySolemyinaeGray 1840
genusAcharaxDall 1908
speciesnormalis()

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.

Acharax normalis Howse 1848
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Invalid names: Solemya phillipsiana King 1848 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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