World Register of Deep-Sea species - Solemyidae J. E. Gray, 1840

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Solemyidae J. E. Gray, 1840

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22632 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22632)

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Solemyoidea J. E. Gray, 1840

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Solemyidae J. E. Gray, 1840

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Subfamily Acharacinae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
1. Genus Acharax Dall, 1908
  1. Species Acharax alinae Métivier & Cosel, 1993
  2. Species Acharax bartschii (Dall, 1908)
  3. Species Acharax burica (Olsson, 1942) †
  4. Species Acharax caribbaea (H. E. Vokes, 1970)
  5. Species Acharax clarificata Dell, 1995
  6. Species Acharax cretacea Kanie & Nishida, 2000 †
  7. Species Acharax doderleini (Mayer, 1861) †
  8. Species Acharax frenademezi Prinoth & Posenato, 2023 †
  9. Species Acharax gadirae P. G. Oliver, Rodrigues & M. Cunha, 2011
  10. Species Acharax gigas (Kanno, 1960) †
  11. Species Acharax grandis (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898)
  12. Species Acharax haimaensis M. Yang, B.-Q. Li, Z.-B. Gan, D. Dong & X.-Z. Li, 2024
  13. Species Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
  14. Species Acharax mikasaensis Kiel, Amano & R. G. Jenkins, 2008 †
  15. Species Acharax muroensis (Natori, 1964) †
  16. Species Acharax patagonica (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  17. Species Acharax peteri (Zinsmeister, 1984) †
  18. Species Acharax prashadi (H. E. Vokes, 1955)
  19. Species Acharax primaeva (J. Phillips, 1836) †
  20. Species Acharax stantoni (H. E. Vokes, 1955) †
  21. Species Acharax subquadrata (Foresti, 1879) †
  22. Species Acharax subventricosta Krishtofovich, 1984 †
  23. Species Acharax svalbardensis Hansen, Ezat, Åström & Rasmussen, 2019 †
  24. Species Acharax ventricosa (Conrad, 1849) †
  25. Species Acharax yessoensis (Kanehara, 1937) †
  26. Species Acharax yokosukensis Kanie & Kuramochi, 1995 †
  27. Species Acharax eremita Kuznetzov & Schileyko, 1984 accepted as Acharax prashadi (H. E. Vokes, 1955)
  28. Species Acharax japonica (Dunker, 1882) accepted as Solemya japonica Dunker, 1882
Genus Dystactella J. Hall & Whitfield, 1872 †
1. Species Dystactella subnasuta (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1872) †
2. Species Dystactella insularis Walcott, 1884 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Genus Ovatoconcha J. C. W. Cope, 1996 †
1. Species Ovatoconcha fragilis J. C. W. Cope, 1996 †
Subfamily Solemyinae Gray, 1840
1. Genus Petrasma Dall, 1908
  1. Species Petrasma borealis (Totten, 1834)
  2. Species Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
  3. Species Petrasma atacama Kuznetzov & Schileyko, 1984 accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
  4. Species Petrasma japonica (Dunker, 1882) accepted as Solemya japonica Dunker, 1882
  5. Species Petrasma pusilla (A. Gould, 1861) accepted as Solemya pusilla A. Gould, 1861 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Genus Solemya Lamarck, 1818
  1. Species Solemya africana E. von Martens, 1879
  2. Species Solemya angusta (Deshayes, 1830) †
  3. Species Solemya australis Lamarck, 1818
  4. Species Solemya blainvillei Deshayes, 1857 †
  5. Species Solemya calypso Walton, 2015
  6. Species Solemya cuvieri Deshayes, 1858 †
  7. Species Solemya elarraichensis P. G. Oliver, Rodrigues & M. Cunha, 2011
  8. Species Solemya flava Sato, Sasaki & H. Watanabe, 2013
  9. Species Solemya japonica Dunker, 1882
  10. Species Solemya kingsparki Stilwell, 2005 †
  11. Species Solemya labiosa Yokoyama, 1928 †
  12. Species Solemya lomitensis Olsson, 1931 †
  13. Species Solemya lucifuga Pérez-Barría & S. N. Nielsen, 2019 †
  14. Species Solemya maikaensis (Marwick, 1953) †
  15. Species Solemya marshalli Walton, 2015
  16. Species Solemya moretonensis J. D. Taylor, Glover & S. T. Williams, 2008
  17. Species Solemya notialis Simone, 2009
  18. Species Solemya occidentalis Deshayes, 1857
  19. Species Solemya panamensis Dall, 1908
  20. Species Solemya parkinsonii E. A. Smith, 1874
  21. Species Solemya parvula (G. B. Sowerby I, 1822) †
  22. Species Solemya puata Walton, 2015
  23. Species Solemya pusilla A. Gould, 1861
  24. Species Solemya rossiana (Wilckens, 1910) †
  25. Species Solemya sulcifera C. M. Cooke, 1919 †
  26. Species Solemya surolongata Stilwell, 2000 †
  27. Species Solemya tagiri Okutani, Hashimoto & T. Miura, 2004
  28. Species Solemya terraereginae Iredale, 1929
  29. Species Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
  30. Species Solemya valvulus P. P. Carpenter, 1864
  31. Species Solemya velesiana Iredale, 1931
  32. Species Solemya velum Say, 1822
  33. Species Solemya winckworthi Prashad, 1932
  34. Subgenus Solemya (Acharax) Dall, 1908 accepted as Acharax Dall, 1908 (original rank)
    1. Species Solemya (Acharax) agassizii Dall, 1908 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
    2. Species Solemya (Acharax) bartschii Dall, 1908 accepted as Acharax bartschii (Dall, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Solemya (Acharax) burica Olsson, 1942 † accepted as Acharax burica (Olsson, 1942) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Solemya (Acharax) caribbaea H. E. Vokes, 1970 accepted as Acharax caribbaea (H. E. Vokes, 1970)
    5. Species Solemya (Acharax) gigas Kanno, 1960 † accepted as Acharax gigas (Kanno, 1960) †
    6. Species Solemya (Acharax) grandis Prashad, 1932 accepted as Acharax prashadi (H. E. Vokes, 1955)
    7. Species Solemya (Acharax) muroensis Natori, 1964 † accepted as Acharax muroensis (Natori, 1964) †
    8. Species Solemya (Acharax) prashadi H. E. Vokes, 1955 accepted as Acharax prashadi (H. E. Vokes, 1955)
    9. Species Solemya (Acharax) tibai Kuroda, 1948 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
    10. Species Solemya (Acharax) winckworthi Prashad, 1932 accepted as Solemya winckworthi Prashad, 1932
  35. Subgenus Solemya (Petrasma) Dall, 1908 accepted as Petrasma Dall, 1908 (original rank)
    1. Species Solemya (Petrasma) atacama (Kuznetzov & Schileyko, 1984) accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
    2. Species Solemya (Petrasma) borealis Totten, 1834 accepted as Petrasma borealis (Totten, 1834)
    3. Species Solemya (Petrasma) pervernicosa Kuroda, 1948 accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
    4. Species Solemya (Petrasma) reidi F. R. Bernard, 1980 accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
    5. Species Solemya (Petrasma) valvulus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Solemya valvulus P. P. Carpenter, 1864
    6. Species Solemya (Petrasma) africana E. von Martens, 1879 represented as Solemya africana E. von Martens, 1879
    7. Species Solemya (Petrasma) elarraichensis P. G. Oliver, Rodrigues & M. Cunha, 2011 represented as Solemya elarraichensis P. G. Oliver, Rodrigues & M. Cunha, 2011
    8. Species Solemya (Petrasma) flava Sato, Sasaki & H. Watanabe, 2013 represented as Solemya flava Sato, Sasaki & H. Watanabe, 2013
    9. Species Solemya (Petrasma) moretonensis J. D. Taylor, Glover & S. T. Williams, 2008 represented as Solemya moretonensis J. D. Taylor, Glover & S. T. Williams, 2008
    10. Species Solemya (Petrasma) panamensis Dall, 1908 represented as Solemya panamensis Dall, 1908
    11. Species Solemya (Petrasma) pusilla A. Gould, 1861 represented as Solemya pusilla A. Gould, 1861
    12. Species Solemya (Petrasma) tagiri Okutani, Hashimoto & T. Miura, 2004 represented as Solemya tagiri Okutani, Hashimoto & T. Miura, 2004
    13. Species Solemya (Petrasma) velum Say, 1822 represented as Solemya velum Say, 1822
    14. Species Solemya (Petrasma) winckworthi Prashad, 1932 represented as Solemya winckworthi Prashad, 1932
  36. Species Solemya agassizii Dall, 1908 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
  37. Species Solemya atacama (Kuznetzov & Schileyko, 1984) accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
  38. Species Solemya bartschii Dall, 1908 accepted as Acharax bartschii (Dall, 1908)
  39. Species Solemya borealis Totten, 1834 accepted as Petrasma borealis (Totten, 1834)
  40. Species Solemya caribbaea H. E. Vokes, 1970 accepted as Acharax caribbaea (H. E. Vokes, 1970)
  41. Species Solemya grandis Prashad, 1932 accepted as Acharax prashadi (H. E. Vokes, 1955) (invalid: junior homonym of Solemya grandis Verrill & Bush, 1898)
  42. Species Solemya grandis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 accepted as Acharax grandis (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  43. Species Solemya johnsoni Dall, 1891 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891) (original combination)
  44. Species Solemya lamarcki Gay, 1858 accepted as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
  45. Species Solemya macrodactyla Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 accepted as Acharax patagonica (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  46. Species Solemya mediterranea Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
  47. Species Solemya occidentalis Stanton, 1895 † accepted as Solemya stantoni H. E. Vokes, 1955 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Solemya occidentalis Deshayes, 1857; S. stantoni is a replacement name)
  48. Species Solemya parkinsoni [sic] accepted as Solemya parkinsonii E. A. Smith, 1874
  49. Species Solemya patagonica E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Acharax patagonica (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
  50. Species Solemya pervernicosa Kuroda, 1948 accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
  51. Species Solemya peteri Zinsmeister, 1984 † accepted as Acharax peteri (Zinsmeister, 1984) †
  52. Species Solemya prashadi H. E. Vokes, 1955 accepted as Acharax prashadi (H. E. Vokes, 1955)
  53. Species Solemya primaeva J. Phillips, 1836 † accepted as Acharax primaeva (J. Phillips, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  54. Species Solemya reidi F. R. Bernard, 1980 accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
  55. Species Solemya stantoni H. E. Vokes, 1955 † accepted as Acharax stantoni (H. E. Vokes, 1955) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  56. Species Solemya subquadrata Foresti, 1879 † accepted as Acharax subquadrata (Foresti, 1879) †
  57. Species Solemya tibai Kuroda, 1948 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
  58. Species Solemya tokunagai Yokoyama, 1925 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Subspecies Solemya tokunagai elongata Aoki, 1954 † accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
  59. Species Solemya ventricosa Conrad, 1849 † accepted as Acharax ventricosa (Conrad, 1849) †
  60. Species Solemya yamakawai Yokoyama, 1927 † accepted as Solemya japonica Dunker, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  61. Species Solemya yessoensis Kanehara, 1937 † accepted as Acharax yessoensis (Kanehara, 1937) †
  62. Subgenus Solemya (Austrosolemya) J. D. Taylor, Glover & S. T. Williams, 2008 represented as Solemya Lamarck, 1818
    1. Species Solemya (Austrosolemya) australis Lamarck, 1818 represented as Solemya australis Lamarck, 1818
  63. Subgenus Solemya (Pseudacharax) M. Huber, 2010 represented as Solemya Lamarck, 1818
    1. Species Solemya (Pseudacharax) japonica Dunker, 1882 represented as Solemya japonica Dunker, 1882
    2. Species Solemya (Pseudacharax) notialis Simone, 2009 represented as Solemya notialis Simone, 2009
    3. Species Solemya (Pseudacharax) occidentalis Deshayes, 1857 represented as Solemya occidentalis Deshayes, 1857
  64. Subgenus Solemya (Solemya) Lamarck, 1818 represented as Solemya Lamarck, 1818
    1. Species Solemya (Solemya) reidi F. R. Bernard, 1980 accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
    2. Species Solemya (Solemya) flava Sato, Sasaki & H. Watanabe, 2013 represented as Solemya flava Sato, Sasaki & H. Watanabe, 2013
    3. Species Solemya (Solemya) pusilla A. Gould, 1861 represented as Solemya pusilla A. Gould, 1861
    4. Species Solemya (Solemya) tagiri Okutani, Hashimoto & T. Miura, 2004 represented as Solemya tagiri Okutani, Hashimoto & T. Miura, 2004
    5. Species Solemya (Solemya) togata (Poli, 1791) represented as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
    6. Species Solemya (Solemya) valvulus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 represented as Solemya valvulus P. P. Carpenter, 1864
  65. Subgenus Solemya (Solemyarina) Iredale, 1939 represented as Solemya Lamarck, 1818
    1. Species Solemya (Solemyarina) terraereginae Iredale, 1929 represented as Solemya terraereginae Iredale, 1929
    2. Species Solemya (Solemyarina) velesiana (Iredale, 1931) represented as Solemya velesiana Iredale, 1931
  66. Subgenus Solemya (Zesolemya) Iredale, 1939 represented as Solemya Lamarck, 1818
    1. Species Solemya (Zesolemya) calypso Walton, 2015 represented as Solemya calypso Walton, 2015
    2. Species Solemya (Zesolemya) marshalli Walton, 2015 represented as Solemya marshalli Walton, 2015
    3. Species Solemya (Zesolemya) parkinsonii E. A. Smith, 1874 represented as Solemya parkinsonii E. A. Smith, 1874
  67. Subgenus Solemya (Janeia) W. King, 1850 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    1. Species Solemya (Janeia) elliptica R.-J. Zhang, 1977 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    2. Species Solemya (Janeia) minuta R.-J. Zhang, 1977 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  68. Species Solemya antarctica R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  69. Species Solemya penjica Sinelnikova, 1997 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Species Solemya radiata Meek & Worthen, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Genus Solemyarina Iredale, 1931 accepted as Solemya (Solemyarina) Iredale, 1939 (no description)
Genus Solemyarina Iredale, 1939 accepted as Solemya Lamarck, 1818
1. Subgenus Solemyarina (Zesolemya) Iredale, 1939 accepted as Solemya Lamarck, 1818
2. Species Solemyarina velesiana Iredale, 1931 accepted as Solemya (Solemyarina) velesiana (Iredale, 1931)
Genus Solenimya Bowdich, 1822 accepted as Solemya Lamarck, 1818 (Unjustified emendation of Solemya)
1. Species Solenimya parvula G. B. Sowerby I, 1822 † accepted as Solemya parvula (G. B. Sowerby I, 1822) † (original combination)
Genus Solenomya Children, 1823 accepted as Solemya Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, unjustified emendation of Solemya)
1. Species Solenomya antarctica R. A. Philippi, 1887 † accepted as Solemya antarctica R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Solenomya doderleini Mayer, 1861 † accepted as Acharax doderleini (Mayer, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  1. Variety Solenomya doderleini var. latesulcata Sacco, 1901 † (uncertain > unassessed)
3. Species Solenomya japonica Dunker, 1882 accepted as Solemya japonica Dunker, 1882 (incorrect original spelling)
4. Species Solenomya mediterranea Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
5. Species Solenomya occidentalis (Deshayes, 1857) accepted as Solemya occidentalis Deshayes, 1857
6. Species Solenomya patagonica (E. A. Smith, 1885) sensu E. A. Smith, 1895 accepted as Acharax prashadi (H. E. Vokes, 1955)
7. Species Solenomya rossiana Wilckens, 1910 † accepted as Solemya rossiana (Wilckens, 1910) †
8. Species Solenomya togata (Poli, 1791) accepted as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
  1. Variety Solenomya togata var. colligens Sacco, 1901 † (uncertain > unassessed)
9. Species Solenomya tokunagai (Yokoyama, 1925) accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
  1. Subspecies Solenomya tokunagai elongata Aoki, 1954 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
10. Species Solenomya valvulus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Solemya valvulus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
11. Species Solenomya gigantea Mayer, 1868 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Genus Solenymia Swainson, 1840 accepted as Solemya Lamarck, 1818 (Unjustified emendation of Solemya)
Genus Solenymya Schaufuss, 1869 accepted as Solemya Lamarck, 1818 (Unjustified emendation of Solemya)
Genus Stephanopus Scacchi, 1833 accepted as Solemya Lamarck, 1818 (synonym)
1. Species Stephanopus polianus Scacchi, 1833 accepted as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
Genus Janeia W. King, 1850 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
1. Species Janeia silurica Liljedahl, 1984 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 136, 150; note: as Solenomyadae [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Solemyidae J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22632 on 2025-05-04

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original description Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 136, 150; note: as Solenomyadae [details]

context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. Revista peruana de biología. 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [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. Malacologia. 52(2): 1-184. [details]

additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 49-50 [details]

redescription 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. [details]

redescription Mikkelsen, P. M. & Bieler, R. (2007). Seashells of Southern Florida. Living marine mollusks of the Florida Keys and adjacent regions. Bivalves. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 503 pp. [publisher's copyright date given as "2008"]. [details]

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