Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Alternative combinations: Glycymeris (Tuceta) arata, Pectunculus arata
Belongs to Tucetona according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also DuBar 1958
Sister taxa: Glycymeris (Tucetona) evermanni, Glycymeris (Tucetona) fresnoensis, Glycymeris (Tucetona) perrini, Glycymeris (Tucetona) ruckmani, Glycymeris (Tucetona) tenuimbricata, Glycymeris (Tucetona) verticordia, Tucetona (Bellaxinaea), Tucetona acuticostata, Tucetona angusticosta, Tucetona auriflua, Tucetona broadfooti, Tucetona castaneus, Tucetona convexus, Tucetona democraciana, Tucetona finlayi, Tucetona flabellata, Tucetona gealei, Tucetona hoylei, Tucetona lamyi, Tucetona laticostata, Tucetona lenticularis, Tucetona oculatus, Tucetona odhneri, Tucetona pectinata, Tucetona pectunculus, Tucetona sabinensis, Tucetona scalarisculpta, Tucetona sordida, Tucetona strigilata, Tucetona subtilis, Tucetona usiacurii
Subtaxa: Glycymeris (Tuceta) arata floridana
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (14: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida, North Carolina)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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