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Solen ensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)143258https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=143258
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solenida : Solenidae : Solen : Solen ensis
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilySolenoidea
familySolenidaeLamarck 1809
genusSolenLinnaeus 1758
speciesSolen ensisLinnaeus 1767
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Solen ensisspeciesbelongs to Solenstated with evidenceLinnaeus, 1767
Solen ensisspeciesbelongs to Ensisstated without evidenceHolmes, 1860
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance5.33 - 3.60 Ma
Neogene
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Solenidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Solenidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. V. Woods. 1850. A monograph of the Crag Mollusca, or, descriptions of shells from the middle and upper tertiaries of the East of England. Part II. Bivalves

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1767Solen ensis Linnaeus p. 1114
1850Solen ensis Woods p. 256
1860Ensis ensis Holmes p. 53

References

Woods S. V. , A monograph of the Crag Mollusca, or, descriptions of shells from the middle and upper tertiaries of the East of England. Part II. Bivalves, 1-302
Holmes F. S. Post-Pleiocene Fossils of South Carolina, 1-122
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!
 
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