Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Alternative combinations: Axinaea sagittata, Glycimeris sagittatus, Glycymeris sagittata
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Glycymeris (Glycymerita) according to R. L. Squires 1984
Sister taxa: Glycymeris (Glycymerita) anae, Glycymeris (Glycymerita) apletos, Glycymeris (Glycymerita) ibariformis, Glycymeris (Glycymerita) magna, Glycymeris (Glycymerita) reefensis, Glycymeris (Glycymerita) tecolotensis, Glycymerita (Glycymerita), Glycymerita aleuta, Glycymerita banosensis, Glycymerita concava, Glycymerita gigantica, Glycymerita major, Glycymerita robusta, Glycymerita sagittata, Glycymerita veatchii
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (38: California, Oregon, Washington)
Total: 39 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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