Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Parent taxon: Glyptoactis according to E. J. Moore 1992
See also Beu 2006, Squires 1984 and Squires 1987
Sister taxa: Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia), Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia), Glyptoactis alticostata, Glyptoactis paraguanensis, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) aversa, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) carmenensis, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) charanalensis, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hadra, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) metaicha, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) mutabilis, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) serricosta, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) stenygra
Subtaxa: Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) dominica Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Colombia (3 collections), the Dominican Republic (1), Venezuela (10)
• Miocene of Colombia (2), the Dominican Republic (5), Panama (1), United States (8: Florida), Venezuela (2)
Total: 32 collections including 33 occurrences