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Tucetona acuticostata

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Pectunculus acuticostatus was named by Sowerby (1849) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Caribbean.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Axinea acuticostata by Gabb (1873); it was recombined as Glycymeris acuticostatus by Brown and Pilsbry (1911); it was recombined as Glycymeris acuticostata by Maury (1917) and Maury (1920); it was recombined as Tucetona acuticostata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Glycymeris nodosa, T. oculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Pectunculus acuticostatus Sowerby p. 53 figs. pl. 10, fig. 13
1850Pectunculus acuticostatus Sowerby p. 53 figs. pl. 10, fig. 13
1873Axinea acuticostata Gabb p. 255
1911Glycymeris acuticostatus Brown and Pilsbry p. 364
1917Glycymeris acuticostata Maury p. 180
1920Glycymeris acuticostata Maury p. 12
2008Tucetona acuticostata Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
genusTucetonaIredale 1939
speciesacuticostata(Sowerby 1849)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Tucetona acuticostata Sowerby 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thickf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:31:12
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:31:12
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Glycymeris acuticostata (65162 112590)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Cuba (Sancti Spiritus) Glycymeris acuticostatus (31183)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Dominican Republic Tucetona acuticostata (74913)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) Glycymeris acuticostata (58454)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Puerto Rico Glycymeris acuticostata (80244)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Tucetona acuticostata (136993)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Glycymeris acuticostata (58816)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Glycymeris acuticostata (58870) Tucetona acuticostata (74914 74915 74957)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Glycymeris acuticostatus (75036) Tucetona acuticostata (74911 74933 74967 74971)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Glycymeris acuticostata (58815 58819 58823 58873)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Tucetona acuticostata (74965 74968 74970)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Glycymeris acuticostata (58522 69090 69092 69093 69094)