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Solemyoidea

Bivalvia - Solemyida

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Solemyacea Gray
1857Solemyoidea Adams and Adams
1965Solemyacea Newell p. 16
1980Solemyacea Vokes p. 8
1997Solemyoidea Cope p. 722
2000Solemyoidea Coan et al. p. 63
2002Solemyoidea Giribet and Wheeler
2006Solemyoidea Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 228
2006Solemyoidea Fang
2008Solemyoidea Mikkelsen and Bieler p. 19
2009Solemyoidea Nevesskaja
2010Solemyoidea Bouchet et al.
2010Solemyoidea Huber p. 90
2011Solemyoidea Carter et al. p. 5
2012Solemyoidea Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857

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.

Superfm. Solemyoidea Adams and Adams 1857
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Fm. †Ctenodontidae Wöhrmann 1893
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G. †Alococoncha Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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G. †Ctenodonta Salter 1852
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Subg. †Ctenodonta (Tancrediopsis) Beushausen 1895
Ctenodonta auburnensis Branson 1909
Ctenodonta bidorsata Raymond 1906
Ctenodonta bodae Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta bussacensis Sharpe 1853
Ctenodonta carpenteri Schuchert 1900
Ctenodonta chambliensis Foerste 1924
Ctenodonta chapmani Öpik 1953
Ctenodonta concinna Bradley 1930
Ctenodonta corbuliformis Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta coreanica Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta dalecarlica Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta deserta Reed 1952
Ctenodonta dotensis Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta dubia Hall 1847
Ctenodonta dubiaformis Raymond 1905
Ctenodonta escosurae Sharpe 1853
Ctenodonta fraterculus Talent 1963
Ctenodonta hyacinthensis Foerste 1924
Ctenodonta iphigenia Billings 1865
Ctenodonta limbata Raymond 1905
Ctenodonta logani Salter 1859
Ctenodonta longa Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta macalesteri Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Ctenodonta madisonensis Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta myalta Stewart 1920
Ctenodonta nasuta Hall 1847
Ctenodonta nasutaformis Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta newtoni Whidborne 1896
Ctenodonta nipponica Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta norvegica Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
Ctenodonta nuda Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
Ctenodonta obliqua Hall 1845
Ctenodonta oblongata Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta parvidens Raymond 1905
Ctenodonta peracuta Raymond 1905
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Invalid names: Ctenodonta levata Raymond 1902 [synonym]
Ctenodonta placita Talent 1963
Ctenodonta pygmaea Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta ribeiroi Sharpe 1853
Ctenodonta schmalenseei Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta simulatrix Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta spjeldnaesi Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
Ctenodonta striata Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta subcircularis Prouty 1923
Ctenodonta subnasuta Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta tornquisti Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta victoriae Chapman 1908
Ctenodonta youngi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Invalid names: Tellinomya Hall 1847 [synonym]
G. †Ditichia Sandberger 1891
G. †Kazachia Bazhenova 1971
G. †Kufralaria Termier and Termier 1980
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Kufralaria simplex Termier and Termier 1980
G. †Mesoneilo Vu-khuc 1977
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Mesoneilo perlonga Mansuy 1914
G. †Praectenodonta Philip 1962
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Praectenodonta raricostae Chapman 1908
Invalid names: Gotodonta Soot-Ryen 1964 [synonym]
G. †Sibiroctenia Krasilova 1976
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Sibiroctenia amutcanica Krasilova 1976
Sibiroctenia tchunensis Krasilova 1976
G. †Tancrediopsis Beushausen 1895
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Tancrediopsis abrupta Billings 1865
Tancrediopsis contracta Salter 1859
Tancrediopsis cuneata Hall 1856
G. †Tellinopsis Hall 1869
Fm. Solemyidae Adams and Adams 1857 [Awning Clam]
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Subfm. †Clinopisthinae Pojeta 1988
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G. †Clinopistha Meek and Worthen 1870
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Clinopistha abbreviata de Ryckholt 1854
Clinopistha curta Walcott 1884
Clinopistha kasanensis Netschajew 1894
Clinopistha levis Meek and Worthen 1870
Clinopistha truncata Goldfuss 1840
G. †Dystactella Hall and Whitfield 1872
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Dystactella biarmica de Verneuil 1845
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Invalid names: Solemya abnormis Howse 1848 [synonym]
Dystactella excisa de Koninck 1885
Dystactella insularis Walcott 1884
Dystactella silurica Liljedahl 1984
Dystactella valvulus Hall and Whitfield 1872
Dystactella vetusta Meek 1871
G. †Ovatoconcha Cope 1996
G. †Palaeosolemya Pojeta and Runnegar 1985
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Palaeosolemya ordovicicus Pojeta and Runnegar 1985
G. Solemya Children 1823
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Subg. Solemya (Austrosolemya) Taylor et al. 2008
Subg. Solemya (Pseudacharax) Huber 2010
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Solemya (Pseudacharax) occidentalis Deshayes 1857 [West Indian Awning Clam]
Subg. Solemya (Solemya) Lamarck 1818
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Solemya (Solemya) tagiri Okutani et al. 2003
Subg. Solemya (Zesolemya) Iredale 1939
Solemya abbreviata Frech 1912
Solemya alabamensis Harris 1897
Solemya dalli Clark 1925
Solemya funingensis Guo 1985
Solemya insignifica Eames 1951
Solemya lamarckiana Nyst and Hon 1862
Solemya lomitensis Olsson 1931
Solemya sulcifera Cooke 1919
Solemya togata Poli 1795
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Invalid names: Solemya mediterranea Lamarck 1818 [synonym]
Solenomya semseyana Bittner 1901
Solenomya sharonensis Morningstar 1922
Solenomya translineata Laseron 1910
Invalid names: Janeia King 1850 [synonym]
Subfm. Solemyinae Gray 1840
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G. Acharax Dall 1908
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Subg. †Acharax (Nacrosolemya) Carter 1990
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Acharax belenensis Olsson 1931
Acharax costellata M'Coy 1844
Acharax cylindrica Hind 1907
Acharax doderleini Mayer 1861
Acharax dunnensis Palmer 1923
Acharax frenademezi Prinoth and Posenato 2023
Acharax herberti Růžička 1978
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Invalid names: Janacekia leosi Růžička 1978 [synonym], Janacekia mariae Růžička 1978 [synonym], Janacekia talboti Růžička 1978 [synonym]
Acharax holmwoodensis Dickins 1963
Acharax incertis Dickins 1999
Acharax johnsoni Dall 1891
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Invalid names: Solemya (Acharax) tibai Kuroda 1948 [synonym], Solemya agassizii Dall 1908 [synonym], Solemya tokunagai Yokoyama 1925 [synonym]
Acharax normalis Howse 1848
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Invalid names: Solemya phillipsiana King 1848 [synonym]
Acharax parallela Beede and Rogers 1899
Acharax petschorica Guskov 1984
Acharax primaeva Phillips 1836
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Invalid names: Sanguinolites radiatus M'Coy 1844 [synonym], Solemya puzosiana de Koninck 1842 [synonym]
Acharax radiata Meek and Worthen 1860
Acharax solikamica Muromtseva 1981
Acharax stantoni Vokes 1955
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Invalid names: Solemya occidentalis Stanton 1895 [replaced]
Acharax ventricosa Conrad 1849
Solemya (Acharax) burica Olsson 1942
Invalid names: Janacekia Růžička 1978 [synonym]
G. †Mazonomya Bailey 2011
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Mazonomya mazonensis Bailey 2011
Invalid names: Janacekiinae Ruzicka 1978 [synonym]
G. †Vorkutella Muromtseva and Guskov 1984
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Vorkutella dembskaja Muromtseva and Guskov 1984
G. Zesolemya Iredale 1939
Invalid names: Acharacinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [empty], Solemyacidae H. Adams and Adams 1857 [synonym], Trachyaspis turbulensis Bergounioux 1957 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Ovatoconchidae Carter 2011 [empty], Solemyacea Gray 1840 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Moridunian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 478.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 477.7 Ma

Collections (754 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc485.4 - 477.7Bolivia Ctenodonta sp. (8839)
Tremadoc485.4 - 477.7Argentina Ctenodonta sp. (9021)
Tremadoc485.4 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Ctenodonta sp. (8882)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.4USA (New York) Ctenodonta sp. (332)
Moridunian478.6 - 471.8United Kingdom (Wales) Ovatoconcha fragilis (87601)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Australia (Northern Territory) Isoarca crassatellaeformis (90382 90386)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia (Tarija) Ctenodonta sp. (9107)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Morocco Ctenodonta escosurae (56608) Ctenodonta sp. (20979)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Loire-Atlantique, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Manche) Ctenodonta sp. (20864)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina Ctenodonta sp. (8777 8783)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Argentina (Jujuy) Ctenodonta spp. (14225)
Rangerian - Whiterockian471.8 - 457.5USA (Nevada) Ctenodonta sp. (104417)
Whiterockian471.8 - 457.5USA (California) Ctenodonta sp. (219321 219323)
Whiterockian471.8 - 457.5USA (Nevada) Ctenodonta sp. (300 104360 104368 104382 104384 104449 104471 104472 104474 104478) Ctenodonta sp., Tancrediopsis cuneata (104383)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Canada (Quebec) Ctenodonta sp. (318)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Spain Ctenodonta escosurae (20915)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Ctenodonta sp. (335)
Chazyan468.1 - 460.9Canada (Quebec) Ctenodonta sp. (310)
Whiterock - Mohawkian468.1 - 452.5USA (Minnesota) Ctenodonta sp. (10767)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Tasmania) Ctenodonta sp. (173680)