NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Solemyidae
  Order - Solemyoida
  Subclass - Protobranchia
  Class - Bivalvia
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Solemya velum
      Species - Solemya borealis
      Species - Solemya occidentalis
      Species - Solemya grandis
      Species - Solemya reidi
      Species - Solemya valvulus
      Species - Solemya panamensis