Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Alternative combination: Glycymeris whaleyi
Belongs to Glycymeris (Glycymeris) according to E. J. Moore 1983
Sister taxa: Glycymeris (Glycymeris) angsanana, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) branneri, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) buwaldi, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) caputavisensis, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) eocenica, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) gabbi, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) gigantea, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) guineensis, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) jamaicensis, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) longioriformis, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) mahiana, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) rosecanyonensis, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) subtogoensis, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) swartsi, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) taverai, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) togoensis
Type specimen: CAS 8584
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Glycymeris (Glycymeris) whaleyi in the database
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