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Cultellus maximus

Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae

Taxonomy
Solen maximus was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cultellus maximus by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Solen lacteus was named by Spengler (1794). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Cultellus (Cultellus) lacteus by Dheeradilok et al. (1984); it was synonymized subjectively with Cultellus maximus by Rosenberg et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Solen maximus Gmelin
1794Solen lacteus Spengler
1984Cultellus (Cultellus) lacteus Dheeradilok et al.
2006Cultellus maximus Rosenberg 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)
familyPharidaeAdams and A 1858
genusCultellusSchumacher 1817
speciesmaximus(Gmelin 1791)

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.

Cultellus maximus Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Solen lacteus Spengler 1794 [synonym]
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 14:22:21
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:22:21
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand Cultellus lacteus (67930)