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Solemya
| Description | Solemya is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Solemyidae, the awning clams. Solemya is the type genus of the family Solemyidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solemya, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Solemyidae : Solemya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Solemya Lamarck, 1818 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Lamarck, J. B. P. A. de M. de. 1818. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s’y rapportent; précédée d’une introduction offrant la détermination des caratères essentiels de l’animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturels, enfin, l’exposition des principes fondamentaux de la zoologie. Deterville & Verdière, Paris. Vol. 5, 1st Edition: 1–612. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic (based on Solemyidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Solemyidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | deposit feeder, chemosymbiotic (based on Solemyidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion (based on Solemyidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite,thin,none (based on Solemyidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. E. Vokes. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solemya |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Solemya africana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya atacama species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya australis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya bilix species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya borealis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya calypso species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya dalli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Solemya elarraichensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya flava species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya japonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya marshalli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya moretonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya notialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya obscura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya occidentalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Solemya panamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya parkinsonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya parvula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya pervernicosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya peteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya puata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya pusilla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya reidi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya subplicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya tagiri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya terraereginae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya togata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Solemya valvulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya velesiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya velum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solemya winckworthi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1939 | Solemya (Zesolemya) Iredale |
| 1980 | Zesolemya Vokes p. 8 |
| 2009 | Solemya (Zesolemya) Kamenev p. 243 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
