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Solecurtus

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Description

Solecurtus is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solecurtus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2287046	https://www.gbif.org/species/2287046
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	18263	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18263

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : Solecurtus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioidei	Ferussac 1822
superfamily	Tellinoidea
family	Solecurtidae	d'Orbigny 1846
subfamily	Solecurtinae	d'Orbigny 1846
genus	Solecurtus	Blainville 1824

Scientific Name

Solecurtus Blainville, 1824

Name Published In

Blainville, H. M. D. de. 1824. Mollusques, Mollusca. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (ed.2) 32: 1-392.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Solecurtus	subgenus	belongs to Solen	stated without evidence	Dana, 1847
Solecurtus	genus	belongs to Solenidae	stated with evidence	Stanton, 1895
Solecurtus	genus	belongs to Solenidae	stated without evidence	Vredenburg, 1928
Solecurtus	genus	belongs to Solecurtidae	stated without evidence	Marasti, 1973
Solecurtus	genus	belongs to Solecurtinae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Solecurtus	genus	belongs to Solecurtidae	implied	Lamprell and Whitehead, 1992
Solecurtus	genus	belongs to Solecurtidae	stated without evidence	Wienrich, 1999
Solecurtus	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Solecurtus	genus	belongs to Solecurtidae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

5 (22%)

First Recorded Appearance

331 - 323 Ma
Carboniferous

Motility

facultatively mobile

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder

Ecospace Comments

LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solecurtus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Solecurtus (Azor) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Solecurtus (Macha) subgenus	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Psammosolen cereris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosolen galapaganus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Psammosolen gatunensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Psammosolen sanctidominici ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	16.0 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Solecurtus acteon species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus affinis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus afroccidentalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus australis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus baldwini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus bensoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus blainvillii ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Solecurtus broggii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	23.0 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Solecurtus candidus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus cereris ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Solecurtus chapmani ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Solecurtus chattonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus consimilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus cumingianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus dennanti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Solecurtus divaricatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus dubius ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Solecurtus ellipticus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus evolutus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus exaratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus gatunensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus gibbus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus guaymasensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus legrandi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	28.4 Ma Oligocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Solecurtus leone species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus lineatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus mollis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus murrayvianus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Solecurtus obscurus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Solecurtus pelagi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus philippinarum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Solecurtus philippinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus planifolliculus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus planulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus quaeritus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus radians species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus rhombus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus sagamiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus sanctaemarthae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus scopula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus strigilatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	16.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Solecurtus strigillatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Solecurtus subcandidus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solecurtus sulcatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Solecurtus vicksburgensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	33.9 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Solenocurtus hanetianus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Solenocurtus sindiensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Adasius Leach, 1852	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : *Adasius*
Macha Oken, 1835	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : *Macha*
Solenocurtus Sowerby, 1842	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : *Solenocurtus*
Solecurtis Emmons, 1858	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : *Solecurtis*
Solenocurtus P.Fischer, 1887	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : *Solenocurtus*
Psammosolen Risso, 1826	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : *Psammosolen*
Solenicurtus Clark, 1851	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : *Solenicurtus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1824	Solecurtus Blainville
1826	Psammosolen Risso
1847	Solen (Solecurtus) Dana p. 153
1895	Solecurtus Stanton p. 61
1928	Solenocurtus Vredenburg p. 458
1973	Solecurtus Marasti p. 108

Year	Name and Author
1980	Solecurtus Vokes p. 153
1982	Solecurtus Woodring p. 673
1992	Solecurtus Lamprell and Whitehead p. 118
1999	Solecurtus Wienrich p. 250
2002	Solecurtus Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Solecurtus Bouchet et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Dana J. D. Descriptions of fossil shells of the collections of the exploring expedition under the command of Charles Wilkes, USN, obtained in Australia, from the lower layers of the coal formation in Illawarra, and from a deposit probably of nearly the same age at Harper's Hill, Valley of the Hunter, American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series 4, 151-160

Stanton T. W. Contributions to the Cretaceous paleontology of the Pacific coast. : The fauna of the Knoxville, Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 133, 1-132 doi:10.3133/b133

Vredenburg E. (1928) Description of Mollusca from the post-Eocene Tertiary formation of north-western India: Gastropoda (in part) and Lamellibranchiata, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India 50 2, 351-506

Marasti R. (1973) La fauna tortoniana del T. Stirone (limite Parmense-Piacentino), Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 12 1, 76-120

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Woodring W. P. (1982) Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae)., United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306 F

Lamprell K., Whitehead T. (1992) , Bivalves of Australia 1

Wienrich G. (1999) Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 2 Bivalvia, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, Bryozoa, Annelida, Brachiopoda, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 2, 188-384

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

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Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. - via World Register of Marine Species

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