WoRMS taxon details
Solemya Lamarck, 1818
138514 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138514)
accepted
Genus
Solemya mediterranea Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
Solemya (Austrosolemya) J. D. Taylor, Glover & S. T. Williams, 2008 · alternative representation
Solemya (Pseudacharax) M. Huber, 2010 · alternative representation
Solemya (Solemya) Lamarck, 1818 · alternative representation
Solemya (Solemyarina) Iredale, 1939 · alternative representation
Solemya (Zesolemya) Iredale, 1939 · alternative representation
Solemyarina Iredale, 1931 · unaccepted (no description)
Solemyarina Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted
Solemyarina (Zesolemya) Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted
Solenimya Bowdich, 1822 · unaccepted (Unjustified emendation of Solemya)
Solenomya Children, 1823 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation (unjustified emendation of...)
unjustified emendation of Solemya
Solenymia Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted (Unjustified emendation of Solemya)
Solenymya Schaufuss, 1869 · unaccepted (Unjustified emendation of Solemya)
Stephanopus Scacchi, 1833 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Solemya africana E. von Martens, 1879
- Species Solemya angusta (Deshayes, 1830) †
- Species Solemya australis Lamarck, 1818
- Species Solemya blainvillei Deshayes, 1857 †
- Species Solemya calypso Walton, 2015
- Species Solemya cuvieri Deshayes, 1858 †
- Species Solemya elarraichensis P. G. Oliver, Rodrigues & M. Cunha, 2011
- Species Solemya flava Sato, Sasaki & H. Watanabe, 2013
- Species Solemya japonica Dunker, 1882
- Species Solemya kingsparki Stilwell, 2005 †
- Species Solemya labiosa Yokoyama, 1928 †
- Species Solemya lomitensis Olsson, 1931 †
- Species Solemya lucifuga Pérez-Barría & S. N. Nielsen, 2019 †
- Species Solemya maikaensis (Marwick, 1953) †
- Species Solemya marshalli Walton, 2015
- Species Solemya moretonensis J. D. Taylor, Glover & S. T. Williams, 2008
- Species Solemya notialis Simone, 2009
- Species Solemya occidentalis Deshayes, 1857
- Species Solemya panamensis Dall, 1908
- Species Solemya parkinsonii E. A. Smith, 1874
- Species Solemya parvula (G. B. Sowerby I, 1822) †
- Species Solemya puata Walton, 2015
- Species Solemya pusilla A. Gould, 1861
- Species Solemya rossiana (Wilckens, 1910) †
- Species Solemya sulcifera C. M. Cooke, 1919 †
- Species Solemya surolongata Stilwell, 2000 †
- Species Solemya tagiri Okutani, Hashimoto & T. Miura, 2004
- Species Solemya terraereginae Iredale, 1929
- Species Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
- Species Solemya valvulus P. P. Carpenter, 1864
- Species Solemya velesiana Iredale, 1931
- Species Solemya velum Say, 1822
- Species Solemya winckworthi Prashad, 1932
- Subgenus Solemya (Acharax) Dall, 1908 accepted as Acharax Dall, 1908 (original rank)
- Species Solemya (Acharax) agassizii Dall, 1908 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
- Species Solemya (Acharax) bartschii Dall, 1908 accepted as Acharax bartschii (Dall, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Solemya (Acharax) burica Olsson, 1942 † accepted as Acharax burica (Olsson, 1942) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Solemya (Acharax) caribbaea H. E. Vokes, 1970 accepted as Acharax caribbaea (H. E. Vokes, 1970)
- Species Solemya (Acharax) gigas Kanno, 1960 † accepted as Acharax gigas (Kanno, 1960) †
- Species Solemya (Acharax) grandis Prashad, 1932 accepted as Acharax prashadi (H. E. Vokes, 1955)
- Species Solemya (Acharax) muroensis Natori, 1964 † accepted as Acharax muroensis (Natori, 1964) †
- Species Solemya (Acharax) prashadi H. E. Vokes, 1955 accepted as Acharax prashadi (H. E. Vokes, 1955)
- Species Solemya (Acharax) tibai Kuroda, 1948 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
- Species Solemya (Acharax) winckworthi Prashad, 1932 accepted as Solemya winckworthi Prashad, 1932
- Subgenus Solemya (Petrasma) Dall, 1908 accepted as Petrasma Dall, 1908 (original rank)
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) atacama (Kuznetzov & Schileyko, 1984) accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) borealis Totten, 1834 accepted as Petrasma borealis (Totten, 1834)
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) pervernicosa Kuroda, 1948 accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) reidi F. R. Bernard, 1980 accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) valvulus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Solemya valvulus P. P. Carpenter, 1864
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) africana E. von Martens, 1879 represented as Solemya africana E. von Martens, 1879
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) elarraichensis P. G. Oliver, Rodrigues & M. Cunha, 2011 represented as Solemya elarraichensis P. G. Oliver, Rodrigues & M. Cunha, 2011
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) flava Sato, Sasaki & H. Watanabe, 2013 represented as Solemya flava Sato, Sasaki & H. Watanabe, 2013
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) moretonensis J. D. Taylor, Glover & S. T. Williams, 2008 represented as Solemya moretonensis J. D. Taylor, Glover & S. T. Williams, 2008
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) panamensis Dall, 1908 represented as Solemya panamensis Dall, 1908
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) pusilla A. Gould, 1861 represented as Solemya pusilla A. Gould, 1861
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) tagiri Okutani, Hashimoto & T. Miura, 2004 represented as Solemya tagiri Okutani, Hashimoto & T. Miura, 2004
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) velum Say, 1822 represented as Solemya velum Say, 1822
- Species Solemya (Petrasma) winckworthi Prashad, 1932 represented as Solemya winckworthi Prashad, 1932
- Species Solemya agassizii Dall, 1908 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
- Species Solemya atacama (Kuznetzov & Schileyko, 1984) accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
- Species Solemya bartschii Dall, 1908 accepted as Acharax bartschii (Dall, 1908)
- Species Solemya borealis Totten, 1834 accepted as Petrasma borealis (Totten, 1834)
- Species Solemya caribbaea H. E. Vokes, 1970 accepted as Acharax caribbaea (H. E. Vokes, 1970)
- Species Solemya grandis Prashad, 1932 accepted as Acharax prashadi (H. E. Vokes, 1955) (invalid: junior homonym of Solemya grandis Verrill & Bush, 1898)
- Species Solemya grandis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 accepted as Acharax grandis (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Solemya johnsoni Dall, 1891 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891) (original combination)
- Species Solemya lamarcki Gay, 1858 accepted as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
- Species Solemya macrodactyla Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 accepted as Acharax patagonica (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Solemya mediterranea Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
- Species Solemya occidentalis Stanton, 1895 † accepted as Solemya stantoni H. E. Vokes, 1955 † accepted as Acharax stantoni (H. E. Vokes, 1955) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Solemya occidentalis Deshayes, 1857; S. stantoni is a replacement name)
- Species Solemya parkinsoni [sic] accepted as Solemya parkinsonii E. A. Smith, 1874
- Species Solemya patagonica E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Acharax patagonica (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
- Species Solemya pervernicosa Kuroda, 1948 accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
- Species Solemya peteri Zinsmeister, 1984 † accepted as Acharax peteri (Zinsmeister, 1984) †
- Species Solemya prashadi H. E. Vokes, 1955 accepted as Acharax prashadi (H. E. Vokes, 1955)
- Species Solemya primaeva J. Phillips, 1836 † accepted as Acharax primaeva (J. Phillips, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Solemya reidi F. R. Bernard, 1980 accepted as Petrasma pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
- Species Solemya stantoni H. E. Vokes, 1955 † accepted as Acharax stantoni (H. E. Vokes, 1955) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Solemya subquadrata Foresti, 1879 † accepted as Acharax subquadrata (Foresti, 1879) †
- Species Solemya tibai Kuroda, 1948 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
- Species Solemya tokunagai Yokoyama, 1925 accepted as Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Solemya ventricosa Conrad, 1849 † accepted as Acharax ventricosa (Conrad, 1849) †
- Species Solemya yamakawai Yokoyama, 1927 † accepted as Solemya japonica Dunker, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Solemya yessoensis Kanehara, 1937 † accepted as Acharax yessoensis (Kanehara, 1937) †
- Subgenus Solemya (Austrosolemya) J. D. Taylor, Glover & S. T. Williams, 2008 represented as Solemya Lamarck, 1818
- Species Solemya (Austrosolemya) australis Lamarck, 1818 represented as Solemya australis Lamarck, 1818
- Subgenus Solemya (Solemyarina) Iredale, 1939 represented as Solemya Lamarck, 1818
- Species Solemya (Solemyarina) terraereginae Iredale, 1929 represented as Solemya terraereginae Iredale, 1929
- Species Solemya (Solemyarina) velesiana (Iredale, 1931) represented as Solemya velesiana Iredale, 1931
- Subgenus Solemya (Zesolemya) Iredale, 1939 represented as Solemya Lamarck, 1818
- Species Solemya (Zesolemya) calypso Walton, 2015 represented as Solemya calypso Walton, 2015
- Species Solemya (Zesolemya) marshalli Walton, 2015 represented as Solemya marshalli Walton, 2015
- Species Solemya (Zesolemya) parkinsonii E. A. Smith, 1874 represented as Solemya parkinsonii E. A. Smith, 1874
- Subgenus Solemya (Janeia) W. King, 1850 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Solemya (Janeia) elliptica R.-J. Zhang, 1977 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Solemya (Janeia) minuta R.-J. Zhang, 1977 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Solemya antarctica R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Solemya penjica Sinelnikova, 1997 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Solemya radiata Meek & Worthen, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 488 [details]
page(s): 488 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Solemya Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138514 on 2025-03-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 488 [details]
original description (of Solenymia Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 366 [details]
original description (of Solenymya Schaufuss, 1869) Schaufuss, L. W. (1869). <i>Molluscorum systema et catalogus</i>. Aufzählung sämmtlicher Conchylien der Sammlung von Fr. Paetel. [4] + xiv + 119 pp. [4] + xiv + 119 pp. Oscar Weiske, Dresden., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44508
page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Solemya (Austrosolemya) J. D. Taylor, Glover & S. T. Williams, 2008) Taylor J.D., Glover E.A. & Williams S.T. ( 2008 ) Ancient chemosynthetic bivalves: systematics of Solemyidae from eastern and southern Australia (Mollusca: Bivalvia). <i>In</i>: Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. (Eds), Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay, Queensland. <i>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum</i> — Nature, 54(1): 75–104.
page(s): 75, 81, 83 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Solemyarina Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 202, 231 [details]
original description (of Solemyarina Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635 [details]
original description (of Solemyarina (Zesolemya) Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635
page(s): 233 [details]
original description (of Stephanopus Scacchi, 1833) Scacchi, A. (1833). <i>Osservazioni Zoologiche</i>. Napoli, Tipi della Società Tipografica. 1: 1-12 [February]; 2: 13-27 [May]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35752103 [details]
page(s): 488 [details]
original description (of Solenymia Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 366 [details]
original description (of Solenymya Schaufuss, 1869) Schaufuss, L. W. (1869). <i>Molluscorum systema et catalogus</i>. Aufzählung sämmtlicher Conchylien der Sammlung von Fr. Paetel. [4] + xiv + 119 pp. [4] + xiv + 119 pp. Oscar Weiske, Dresden., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44508
page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Solemya (Austrosolemya) J. D. Taylor, Glover & S. T. Williams, 2008) Taylor J.D., Glover E.A. & Williams S.T. ( 2008 ) Ancient chemosynthetic bivalves: systematics of Solemyidae from eastern and southern Australia (Mollusca: Bivalvia). <i>In</i>: Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. (Eds), Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay, Queensland. <i>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum</i> — Nature, 54(1): 75–104.
page(s): 75, 81, 83 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Solemyarina Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 202, 231 [details]
original description (of Solemyarina Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635 [details]
original description (of Solemyarina (Zesolemya) Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635
page(s): 233 [details]
original description (of Stephanopus Scacchi, 1833) Scacchi, A. (1833). <i>Osservazioni Zoologiche</i>. Napoli, Tipi della Società Tipografica. 1: 1-12 [February]; 2: 13-27 [May]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35752103 [details]
Taxonomy
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]
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]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]



