WoRMS taxon details
Solemyoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
22630 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22630)
accepted
Superfamily
- Family Clinopisthidae Pojeta, 1988 †
- Family Ctenodontidae Wöhrmann, 1893 †
- Family Ovatoconchidae J. G. Carter, 2011 †
- Family Solemyidae J. E. Gray, 1840
- Family Acharacidae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Acharacinae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Solemyidae J. E. Gray, 1840) Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. <em>in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum.</em> ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 136, 150; note: as Solenomyadae [details]
page(s): 136, 150; note: as Solenomyadae [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Solemyoidea J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22630 on 2026-03-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Solemyidae J. E. Gray, 1840) Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. <em>in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum.</em> ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 136, 150; note: as Solenomyadae [details]
basis of record Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.052.0201 [details]
page(s): 136, 150; note: as Solenomyadae [details]
basis of record Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.052.0201 [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
