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Tagelus (Tagelus) affinis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae

Taxonomy
Solecurtus affinis was named by Adams (1852). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tagelus affinis by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012); it was recombined as Tagelus (Tagelus) affinis by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Solecurtus affinis Adams p. 524
1857Solecurtus violascens Carpenter
1942Tagelus violasceus Olsson
2012Tagelus affinis Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 731
2021Tagelus (Tagelus) affinis Hendy

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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
subgenusTagelusGray 1847
speciesaffinis(Adams 1852)

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: Tagelus violascens Carpenter 1857 [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 14:24:22
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:24:22
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Tagelus affinis (96936)