Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Alternative combination: Glycymeris waltonensis
Full reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709
Belongs to Costaglycymeris according to L. W. Ward 1992
See also Gardner 1947
Sister taxa: Costaglycymeris drymanos, Costaglycymeris mixoni, Costaglycymeris subovata, Costaglycymeris virginiae
Type specimen: USNM 352312, a shell. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 3732 - Dave Adams Mill Creek [Shoal River Fm], which is in a Serravallian marine marl/sandstone in the Shoal River Formation of Florida.
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (22: Florida collections)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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