''Solecurtus'' is a
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of saltwater
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, a
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bivalve
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mollusc
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s in the family
Solecurtidae
The Solecurtidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Cardiida.
Genera
Genera in the family Solenidae include:
* '' Azorinus'' Récluz, 1869
* '' Clunaculum'' Dall, 1899
* ''Solecurtus'' Blainville, 1824
* ''Tage ...
.
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Species
The
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includes the following species in the genus :
* ''
Solecurtus afroccidentalis''
Cosel, 1989
* ''
Solecurtus australis''
(Dunker, 1862)
* ''
Solecurtus baldwini
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies ...
''
Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
* †''
Solecurtus bensoni''
Finlay, 1924
* ''
Solecurtus broggii
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecie ...
''
Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941
* ''
Solecurtus candidus''
(Brocchi, 1814)
* † ''
Solecurtus chattonensis''
Finlay, 1924
* ''
Solecurtus consimilis
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.or ...
''
Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961
* ''
Solecurtus cumingianus''
(Dunker, 1862)
* ''
Solecurtus divaricatus
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies ...
''
(Lischke, 1869)
* † ''
Solecurtus evolutus''
Finlay, 1924
* ''
Solecurtus exaratus
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecie ...
''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''
Solecurtus guaymasensis
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecie ...
''
(Lowe, 1935)
* ''
Solecurtus leone
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecie ...
''
Woolacott, 1954
* ''
Solecurtus lineatus
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecie ...
''
(Spengler, 1794)
* ''
Solecurtus markushuberi
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecie ...
''
Thach, 2020
* † ''
Solecurtus murrayvianus
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecie ...
''
Finlay, 1927
* ''
Solecurtus philippinarum
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecie ...
''
(Dunker, 1862)
* ''
Solecurtus quaeritus
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecie ...
''
M. Huber, 2010
* ''
Solecurtus rhombus
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecie ...
''
(Spengler, 1794)
* ''
Solecurtus sagamiensis
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecie ...
''
Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda & al., 1971
* ''
Solecurtus sanctaemarthae
''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies ...
''
d'Orbigny, 1853
* ''
Solecurtus scopula''
(Turton, 1822)
* ''
Solecurtus strigilatus''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Solecurtus subcandidus''
Sturany, 1899
* ''
Solecurtus sulcatus''
(Dunker, 1862)
;Taxon inquirendum:
* ''Solecurtus debilis''
Gould, 1861
Synonyms
* ''Solecurtus abbreviatus''
Gould, 1861: synonym of ''
Azorinus abbreviatus''
(Gould, 1861)
* ''Solecurtus affinis''
C. B. Adams, 1852: synonym of ''
Tagelus affinis
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1852) (original combination)
* ''Solecurtus albus''
Blainville, 1827: synonym of ''Solecurtus scopula''
(W. Turton, 1822)
* ''Solecurtus angulatus''
G. B. Sowerby II, 1874: synonym of ''
Tagelus adansonii
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* ''Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* ''T ...
''
(Bosc, 1801)
* ''Solecurtus bidens''
(Hanley, 1842): synonym of ''
Tagelus divisus
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
''
(Spengler, 1794)
* ''Solecurtus californianus''
Conrad, 1837: synonym of ''
Tagelus californianus
''Tagelus californianus'', common name California tagelus, is a species of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as m ...
''
(Conrad, 1837) (original combination)
* ''Solecurtus chamasolen''
(da Costa, 1778): synonym of ''
Azorinus chamasolen''
(da Costa, 1778)
* ''Solecurtus coquimbensis''
G. B. Sowerby II, 1874: synonym of ''
Tagelus dombeii
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
''
(Lamarck, 1818)
* ''Solecurtus cylindricus''
G. B. Sowerby II, 1874: synonym of ''
Tagelus affinis
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1852) (uncertain synonym)
* ''Solecurtus dombeyi'': synonym of
Tagelus dombeii
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
(Lamarck, 1818) (incorrect subsequent spelling)
* ''Solecurtus dunkeri''
Kira, 1959: synonym of ''Solecurtus divaricatus''
(Lischke, 1869)
* ''Solecurtus ellipticus''
Tate, 1887 †: synonym of ''Solecurtus murrayvianus''
Finlay, 1927 † (invalid, not Dana, 1849)
* ''Solecurtus lucidus''
Conrad, 1837: synonym of ''
Siliqua lucida''
(Conrad, 1837) (original combination)
* ''Solecurtus mollis''
G. B. Sowerby II, 1874: synonym of ''
Sinonovacula mollis
''Sinonovacula'' is a genus of bivalves.
Species include:
*''Sinonovacula constricta
''Sinonovacula constricta'', the constricted tagelus, Chinese razor clam or Agemaki clam, is a commercially important species of bivalve native to th ...
''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)
* ''Solecurtus multistriatus''
(Scacchi, 1835): synonym of ''Solecurtus scopula''
(W. Turton, 1822)
* ''Solecurtus nitidus''
Gould, 1840: synonym of ''
Siliqua squama''
(Blainville, 1827)
* ''Solecurtus novaculina''
G. B. Sowerby II, 1874: synonym of ''
Novaculina gangetica''
Benson, 1830
* ''Solecurtus nuttallii''
Conrad, 1837: synonym of ''
Siliqua patula
The Pacific razor clam, ''Siliqua patula'', is a species of large marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pharidae.
Range
Pacific razor clams can be found along the Pacific West Coast of North America from the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska ...
''
(Dixon, 1789)
* ''Solecurtus pacificus''
Abbott & Dance, 1986: synonym of ''Solecurtus rhombus''
(Spengler, 1794)
* ''Solecurtus platensis''
d'Orbigny, 1846: synonym of ''
Tagelus plebeius
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
''
( ightfoot 1786)
* ''Solecurtus politus''
Carpenter, 1857: synonym of ''
Tagelus politus
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clam
Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of th ...
''
(Carpenter, 1857) (original combination)
* ''Solecurtus quoyi''
Deshayes, 1835: synonym of ''Solecurtus rhombus''
(Spengler, 1794)
* ''Solecurtus sanctaemarthae''
G. B. Sowerby II, 1874: synonym of ''Solecurtus rhombus''
(Spengler, 1794)
* ''Solecurtus solidus''
Gray G. B. Sowerby II, 1874: synonym of ''
Azorinus abbreviatus''
(Gould, 1861)
* ''Solecurtus squama''
Blainville, 1827: synonym of ''
Siliqua squama''
(Blainville, 1827)
* ''Solecurtus strigillatus''
ic synonym of ''Solecurtus strigilatus''
(Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling of ''Solenocurtus strigilatus''
(Linnaeus, 1758))
* ''Solecurtus strigosus''
Gould, 1861: synonym of ''
Pharella acutidens''
(Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
* ''Solecurtus subteres''
Conrad, 1837: synonym of ''
Tagelus subteres
''Tagelus subteres'', common name lesser tagelus, is a species of saltwater clam
Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of thei ...
''
(Conrad, 1837)
* ''Solecurtus tenerior''
Hedley, 1914: synonym of ''
Cultellus tenerior''
(Hedley, 1914) (original combination)
* ''Solecurtus violascens''
Carpenter, 1857: synonym of ''
Tagelus californianus
''Tagelus californianus'', common name California tagelus, is a species of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as m ...
''
(Conrad, 1837)
* ''Solecurtus viridens''
G. B. Sowerby II, 1874: synonym of ''
Tagelus divisus
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
''
(Spengler, 1794)
References
* Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
* 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
* 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
External links
Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1824). Mollusques, Mollusca (Malacoz.), pp. 1-392. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 32. Levrault, Strasbourg et Paris, & Le Normant, Paris Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
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Bivalve genera