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Solecurtidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae

Taxonomy
Solecurtidae was named by d'Orbigny (1846) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5198]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Tellinacea by Vokes (1980) and Ward and Blackwelder (1987); and to Tellinoidea by Coan et al. (2000), Rosenberg et al. (2006), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Solecurtidae d'Orbigny
1980Solecurtidae Vokes p. 152
1987Solecurtidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
2000Solecurtidae Coan et al. p. 259
2006Solecurtidae Rosenberg et al.
2009Solecurtidae Nevesskaja
2010Solecurtidae Bouchet et al.
2011Solecurtidae Carter et al. p. 16

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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
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familySolecurtidaed'Orbigny 1846
familySolecurtidaed'Orbigny 1846

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.

Fm. Solecurtidae d'Orbigny 1846
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Subfm. †Solecurtinae d'Orbigny 1846
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G. Azorinus Récluz 1869
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Subg. Azorinus (Azorinus) Récluz 1869
Azorinus coarctatus Gmelin 1791
G. Solecurtus Blainville 1824
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Subg. Solecurtus (Macha) Oken 1835
†Solecurtus broggii Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Solecurtus cereris Maury 1924
†Solecurtus chapmani Imlay 1961
†Solecurtus dennanti Tate 1887
†Solecurtus dubius Stanton 1895
†Solecurtus legrandi Tenison Woods 1876
†Solecurtus murrayvianus Finlay 1927
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Invalid names: Solecurtus ellipticus Tate 1887 [replaced]
†Solecurtus obscurus Forbes 1846
Solecurtus strigilatus Linnaeus 1767
†Solecurtus vicksburgensis Aldrich 1885
†Solenocurtus hanetianus d'Orbigny 1842
Solenocurtus sindiensis Vredenburg 1928
Invalid names: Psammosolen Risso 1826 [synonym]
G. Tagelus Gray 1847
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Invalid names: Solen bidentatus Spengler 1794 [synonym]
Subg. Tagelus (Tagelus) Gray 1847
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Invalid names: Solen guineensis Wood 1815 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Tagelus violascens Carpenter 1857 [synonym]
†Tagelus (Tagelus) orthius Woodring 1982
†Tagelus bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Tagelus cebus Olsson 1922
†Tagelus clarki Loel and Corey 1932
Tagelus dombeii Lamarck 1818
Tagelus peruanus Dunker 1862
Tagelus peruvianus Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Tagelus plebeius Lightfoot 1786
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Invalid names: Solecurtus caribaeus Lamarck 1818 [synonym], Tagelus gibbus Spengler 1794 [synonym]
Tagelus politus Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Solecurtus nitidissima Dunker 1862 [synonym], Tagelus (Mesopleura) bourgeoisae Hertlein 1951 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-09 14:24:03
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:24:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Holocene or 152.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 150.8 Ma

Collections (290 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Solecurtus sp. (58775)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Solecurtus sp. (212029)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Germany Solecurtus longovatus, Solecurtus sp. (95087)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Solecurtus pelagi (212047)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Alaska) Solecurtus chapmani (44321)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen Solecurtus chapmani (212815)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Sweden (Halland) Solecurtus aequalis (38722)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Psammosolen dunveganensis (87568)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Solecurtus gratus (235519)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1South Africa Solecurtus woodsi (82728)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Xinjiang) Solecurtus sp. (77848)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Solecurtus deshayesii (8124)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia Solecurtus zwierzyckii (70082)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Solecurtus deshayesi (78567)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Solecurtus striatus (78565) Solenocurtus striatus (78617)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Solecurtus deshayesi (10703)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia Tagelus bolivarensis (42789)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Sucre) Tagelus bolivarensis (42841)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Puerto Rico Mesopleura hubbardi (80190 80194)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru (Piura) Tagelus indet. (55437 55441)