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Glossus (Glossus)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae

Taxonomy
Glossus (Glossus) was named by Poli (1795). It is extant.

It was assigned to Glossus by Poli (1795), Marasti (1973).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Glossus humanus, Glossus humanus, Glossus ignolea, Glossus lunalatua

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1795Glossus (Glossus) Poli
1973Glossus (Glossus) Marasti p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyGlossoidea(Gray 1847)
familyGlossidaeGray 1847
genusGlossusPoli 1795
subgenusGlossusPoli 1795

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Glossus (Glossus) Poli 1795
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:16:53
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:39:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Glossus lunulatus (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Glossus lunulatus (62884)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Glossus lunulatus (62899 62929 62932 62933 62938 62943)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Glossus lunulatus (111599)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Glossus lunulatus (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Glossus lunulatus (61895 61896 61897 61898 61899 61901 61903 61904 61905 62867 62879 62885 62886 62887 62891 62892 62893 62895 62896)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Bulgaria Glossus humanus (60312)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Slovakia Glossus hoernesi (73137 73139)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Glossus humanus (51687)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark Glossus olearii (98312)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Glossus cor (78437)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Morocco Glossus humanus (173166)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Glossus humanus (86801 86802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Glossus humanus (76982)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Glossus humanus (86803)