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Siliqua patula

Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae

Taxonomy
Solen patulus was named by Dixon (1789) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Alaska-California]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Siliqua patula by Coan et al. (2000), Moore (2003) and Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Solen patulus Dixon p. 354
1837Solecurtus nuttallii Conrad p. 232
1913Siliqua nuttallii Arnold and Hannibal
2000Siliqua patula Coan et al. p. 448
2003Siliqua patula Moore
2021Siliqua patula Hendy

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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
genusSiliquaMühlfeld 1811
speciespatula(Dixon 1789)

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.

Siliqua patula Dixon 1789
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Invalid names: Solecurtus nuttallii Conrad 1837 [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: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Siliqua nuttallii (71146)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Siliqua patula (96594)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Siliqua nuttallii (71142)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Siliqua patula (37672 37673 37674 222660)