Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Full reference: R. L. Squires. 2010. Northeast Pacific Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene Glycymeridid Bivalves. Journal of Paleontology 84(5):895-917
Belongs to Glycymeris according to R. L. Squires 2010
Sister taxa: Glycymeris (Axinactis), Glycymeris (Axinola), Glycymeris (Chevronia), Glycymeris (Ewekoromeris), Glycymeris (Glycymeris), Glycymeris (Grandaxinea), Glycymeris (Hanaia), Glycymeris (Pseudoveletuceta), Glycymeris (Tucetilla), Glycymeris (Veletuceta), Glycymeris americana, Glycymeris anteparilis, Glycymeris arctata, Glycymeris arquilloensis, Glycymeris baumanni, Glycymeris boguensis, Glycymeris brevirostris, Glycymeris cainozoica, Glycymeris canoa, Glycymeris caracoli, Glycymeris carbasina, Glycymeris castaneus, Glycymeris chehalisensis, Glycymeris cisshuensis, Glycymeris colchaguensis, Glycymeris conradi, Glycymeris cookei, Glycymeris cor, Glycymeris corteziana, Glycymeris crashleyi, Glycymeris crescentensis, Glycymeris decussata, Glycymeris delessertii, Glycymeris democraciana, Glycymeris depressa, Glycymeris dispar, Glycymeris dunkeri, Glycymeris eumita, Glycymeris filosa, Glycymeris fulleri, Glycymeris gabrielensis, Glycymeris geinitzii, Glycymeris gembacanus, Glycymeris globosa, Glycymeris glycymeris, Glycymeris gordoni, Glycymeris grayana, Glycymeris grewingki, Glycymeris gwadarensis, Glycymeris hedleyi, Glycymeris hummi, Glycymeris ibari, Glycymeris idensis, Glycymeris idonea, Glycymeris intercostata, Glycymeris jacquoti, Glycymeris kashewarowi, Glycymeris larvata, Glycymeris linda, Glycymeris lisbonensis, Glycymeris longior, Glycymeris maculata, Glycymeris martini, Glycymeris microsulci, Glycymeris mississippiensis, Glycymeris naiadis, Glycymeris nigeriensis, Glycymeris ovata, Glycymeris pacifica, Glycymeris parilis, Glycymeris pectunculus, Glycymeris peruvianus, Glycymeris pilosa, Glycymeris pulvinata, Glycymeris puruensis, Glycymeris quilonensis, Glycymeris rectidorsalis, Glycymeris reevi, Glycymeris septentrionalis, Glycymeris shrimptoni, Glycymeris sindiensis, Glycymeris sloani, Glycymeris soriensis, Glycymeris spectralis, Glycymeris stamina, Glycymeris staminea, Glycymeris striatularis, Glycymeris suwannensis, Glycymeris tenuisulcatus, Glycymeris terebratularis, Glycymeris thomsoni, Glycymeris trigonella, Glycymeris tumefactus, Glycymeris vancouverensis, Glycymeris viticola, Glycymeris waipipiensis, Glycymeris winlockensis, Glycymeris wishkahensis, Glycymeris woodsi, Glycymeris wrigleyi, Pectunculopsis moguntina, Glycymeris (Glycymerula) modesta, Axinaea wyomingensis, Axinaea viamediae, Axinea idonea, Axinaea barbarensis, Axinea conradi, Pseudaxinaea violascens, Pectunculus charlestonensis, Pectunculus lima, Pectunculus ovatus, Pectunculus trigonella, Pectunculus perplanus, Pectunculus carolinensis, Pectunculus nuculatus, Pectunculus polymorphus, Pectunculus alternans, Pectunculus siouxensis, Pectunculus subauriculatus, Pectunculus cuneus, Pectunculus idoneus, Pectunculus subtrigonalis, Pectunculus corbuloides, Veletuceta flammeus
Type specimen: LACMIP 13600, a valve. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 28757, Thompson Creek, which is in a Turonian basinal (siliciclastic) horizon in the Yolo Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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