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Solen may refer to:

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

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2287237	https://www.gbif.org/species/2287237
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	18264	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18264

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Solenidae : Solen

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solenida : Solenidae : Solen

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
-	Solenata	Dall 1889
order	Solenida	Dall 1889
superfamily	Solenoidea
family	Solenidae	Lamarck 1809
genus	Solen	Linnæus 1758

Scientific Name

Solen Linnaeus, 1758

Name Published In

Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Solen	genus	belongs to Solenidae	stated without evidence	Clark and Arnold, 1923
Solen	genus	belongs to Solenidae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Solen	genus	belongs to Solenidae	implied	Lamprell and Healy, 1998
Solen	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Solen	genus	belongs to Solenidae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

8 (35%)

First Recorded Appearance

201 - 197 Ma
Early Jurassic

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Solenidae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Solenidae)

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/Solen

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Solen (Ensisolen) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		41	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Solen (Solen) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		3	20.4 Ma Miocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Solen acutangulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen aequalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen aldridgei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen amphistemma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen annandalei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen aureomaculatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen brevissimus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen canaliculatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen candidus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen capensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen ceylonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen clallamensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	28.1 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Solen clarki ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Solen columbianus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Solen corneus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen crockeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen crosnieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen curtus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Solen cylindraceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen dactylus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen darwinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen delesserti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen deshaysii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen digitalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen dombeii species	listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Solen domenginicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Solen ensis species	listed (PBDB)		14	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Solen exiguus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen fonesi species	listed (PBDB)
Solen fonesii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen franciscae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen gardneri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen gaudichaudi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen gemmelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen gordonis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen grandis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Solen gravelyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen guineensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen guinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen haae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen intermedius ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Solen jonesii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen kajiyamai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen kempi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen kikuchii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen krusensterni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen kurodai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen lamarckii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen leanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen lincolnensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Solen linearis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen lisbonensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Solen lischkeanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen luzonicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen madagascariensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen malaccanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen malaccensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen marginatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen marginatus species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	20.4 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Solen mexicanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen moolenbeeki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen novacularis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Solen oerstedii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen pazensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen pendletonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen pfeifferi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen pinnaeformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Solen poppei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen pseudolinearis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen regularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen rosaceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen roseomaculatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen rosewateri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen rostriformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen sarawakensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen schultzeanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen sicarius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen siliqua species	listed (PBDB)		2	3.60 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Solen sloanii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen soleneae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen soleniformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen solidus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen sordidus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Solen strictus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen subvaginoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen tairona species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen tchangi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen thachi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen thailandicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen thuelchus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen timorensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen townsendsensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen vagina species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Solen vaginoides species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Solen viridis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen vitreus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Solen woodwardi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Ensisolen Habe, 1977	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Solenidae : *Ensisolen*
Solenaria Rafinesque, 1815	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Solenidae : *Solenaria*
Salen Brusina, 1870	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Solenidae : *Salen*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1758	Solen Linnaeus p. 672
1923	Solen Clark and Arnold p. 152
1928	Solen Nagao p. 83
1944	Solen Durham p. 150
1976	Solen Moore p. 51
1980	Solen Vokes p. 140

Year	Name and Author
1982	Solen Woodring p. 655
1992	Solen Perrilliat p. 12
1998	Solen Lamprell and Healy p. 176
2002	Solen Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Solen Bouchet et al.

References

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

Clark B. L., Arnold R. (1923) Fauna of the Sooke Formation Vancouver Island, University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 14 5, 123-234

Nagao T. (1928) Palaeogene fossils of the Island of Kyushu, Japan Part II, Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University 12 1, 11-140

Durham J. W. (1944) Megafaunal zones of the Oligocene of northwestern Washington, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 27, 101 -212

Moore E. J. (1976) Oligocene marine mollusks from the Pittsburg Bluff Formation in Oregon, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 922, 1-66

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

Perrilliat M. C. (1992) Bivalvos y gasterópodos de la formacion Ferrotepec (Mioceno Medio) de Michoacan, Paleontologia Mexicana 60, 1-48

Lamprell K., Healy J. (1998) , Bivalves of Australia 2

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

Klein, Jacob Theodor. (1731). Descriptiones tubulorum marinorum : in quorum censum relati lapides caudæ cancri Gesneri, & his similes : Belemnitæ, eorum que alueoli, secundum dispositionem musei Kleiniani : addita est Dissertatio epistolaris de pilis marinis : cum figuris. - via World Register of Marine Species

McIntosh, W.C. 1922. A monograph of the British marine annelids. Polychaeta: Hermellidae to Sabellidae. London, Ray Society Vol. 4(1) pp.1-250. - via World Register of Marine Species

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

SN2000/Ruppert et al., 2004 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. - via World Register of Marine Species

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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