Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Alternative combination: Glycymeris idoneus
Belongs to Glycymeris according to G. D. Harris 1919
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 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, Glycymeris yoloensis, Pseudaxinaea violascens, Glycymeris (Glycymerula) modesta, Pectunculopsis moguntina, Pectunculus perplanus, Pectunculus corbuloides, Pectunculus trigonella, Pectunculus alternans, Pectunculus subtogoensis, Pectunculus subauriculatus, Pectunculus subtrigonalis, Pectunculus cuneus, Pectunculus ovatus, Pectunculus lima, Pectunculus siouxensis, Pectunculus charlestonensis, Pectunculus carolinensis, Pectunculus nuculatus, Pectunculus polymorphus, Pectunculus idoneus, Axinaea wyomingensis, Axinea idonea, Axinaea viamediae, Axinaea barbarensis, Axinea conradi, Veletuceta flammeus
Type specimen: Its type locality is ADa-2 Rep 2, which is in a Paleocene/Paleocene shallow subtidal sandstone in the Nanafalia Formation of Alabama
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (52: Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia collections)
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Maryland)
• Paleocene of United States (29: Alabama, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia)
Total: 82 collections including 83 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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