Glyptonychia wilsoni Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Full reference: J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson. 1977. Australian Ordovician pelecypod molluscs. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 174:1-64

Belongs to Glyptonychia according to J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UQ F 62708, a shell. Its type locality is Locality 15. UQL 2871. 5.2 kilometers by road west of escarpment of Toko Range on road west from Glenormiston Homestead, which is in a Darriwilian carbonate limestone/sandstone in the Carlo Sandstone Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Locality 15. UQL 2871. 5.2 kilometers by road west of escarpment of Toko Range on road west from Glenormiston Homestead

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