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Solemya subplicata

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Solen subplicatus was named by Meek and Hayden (1856).

It was recombined as Solenomya subplicata by Quenstedt (1962); it was recombined as Solemya subplicata by Meek (1864), Speden (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Solen subplicatus Meek and Hayden p. 82
1864Solemya subplicata Meek
1962Solenomya subplicata Quenstedt p. 35
1970Solemya subplicata Speden p. 45 figs. Plate 4, figs. 8-10,12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familySolemyidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusSolemyaChildren 1823
speciessubplicata(Meek and Hayden 1856)

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.

Solemya subplicata Meek and Hayden 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thinf
Reinforcement: nof
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:45
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:48:45
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Solemya subplicata (87441)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Solemya subplicata (88510 88511)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Russian Federation Solemya subplicata (1337)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Solemya subplicata (1320)