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Glycymeris (Axinactis)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Axinactis was named by Mörch (1861). It is extant.

It was reranked as Glycymeris (Axinactis) by Keen (1971).

It was assigned to Glycymeris by Keen (1971); to Glycymeridinae by Vokes (1980); and to Glycymerididae by Todd (2001).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Axinactis carbasina, Axinactis longior, Axinactis tumefactus, Axinactis undata, Glycymeris abberans, Glycymeris acuticostata, Glycymeris acuticostata, Glycymeris acuticostatus, Glycymeris africana, Glycymeris aglikitschensis, Glycymeris aglikitschensis, Glycymeris albolineata, Glycymeris albolineata, Glycymeris altiuscula, Glycymeris altoumbonata, Glycymeris amakusensis, Glycymeris amakusensis, Glycymeris amakusensis, Glycymeris amakusesnsis, Glycymeris americana, Glycymeris americana, Glycymeris angusticostata, Glycymeris angusticostatus, Glycymeris approximans, Glycymeris arabica, Glycymeris arata, Glycymeris arcata, Glycymeris austroafricana, Glycymeris auticostata, Glycymeris aviculoides, Glycymeris baldii, Glycymeris baldii, Glycymeris bimaculata, Glycymeris bimaculata, Glycymeris bimaculata, Glycymeris bimaculata, Glycymeris bimaculatus, Glycymeris bineminis, Glycymeris bonneti, Glycymeris borgesi, Glycymeris brongniarti, Glycymeris chitanii, Glycymeris chordata, Glycymeris compressa, Glycymeris concentrica, Glycymeris congesta, Glycymeris convexa, Glycymeris convexus, Glycymeris cordata, Glycymeris corneti, Glycymeris crenatocinctus, Glycymeris cuevensis, Glycymeris deleta, Glycymeris densilineata, Glycymeris deshayesi, Glycymeris deshayesi, Glycymeris dispar, Glycymeris duplinensis, Glycymeris duplinicus, Glycymeris duponti, Glycymeris epacra, Glycymeris feruglioi, Glycymeris feruglioi, Glycymeris feruglioi, Glycymeris fichteli, Glycymeris fijiensis, Glycymeris formosana, Glycymeris foujasi, Glycymeris gadsdenensis, Glycymeris gorokuensis, Glycymeris goshonouraensis, Glycymeris goshonouraensis, Glycymeris griesbachi, Glycymeris gunyoungensis, Glycymeris haipensis, Glycymeris haipensis, Glycymeris hamula, Glycymeris hanzawai, Glycymeris hillsboroughensis, Glycymeris himenourensis, Glycymeris huttoni, Glycymeris inflata, Glycymeris inflata, Glycymeris inflatus, Glycymeris insubrica, Glycymeris insubrica, Glycymeris intermedius, Glycymeris irnichensis, Glycymeris jamaicanus, Glycymeris japonica, Glycymeris japonica, Glycymeris junghuhni, Glycymeris katsurazawensis, Glycymeris kelsonensis, Glycymeris lacertosa, Glycymeris laevigata, Glycymeris lamyi, Glycymeris latiradiata, Glycymeris latiradiata, Glycymeris lenticularis, Glycymeris levicula, Glycymeris lintea, Glycymeris livida, Glycymeris lorensis, Glycymeris lornensis, Glycymeris lornensis, Glycymeris lunulata, Glycymeris lunulata, Glycymeris major, Glycymeris marrotiana, Glycymeris marrotianus, Glycymeris marrotianus, Glycymeris marullensis, Glycymeris matsumotoi, Glycymeris minoensis, Glycymeris minor, Glycymeris mortoni, Glycymeris nakosoensis, Glycymeris niponica, Glycymeris nipponica, Glycymeris nipponica, Glycymeris nodosa, Glycymeris noricus, Glycymeris nummaria, Glycymeris obovata, Glycymeris obovata, Glycymeris obovata, Glycymeris obsoletus, Glycymeris obtusata, Glycymeris pecten, Glycymeris perrini, Glycymeris petropolitana, Glycymeris pilosa, Glycymeris pilosa, Glycymeris pilosus, Glycymeris pilsbryi, Glycymeris pirabensis, Glycymeris planicostalis, Glycymeris plumsteadiensis, Glycymeris prepennacea, Glycymeris proxima, Glycymeris pseudaustralis, Glycymeris pseudocuevensis, Glycymeris pseudocuevensis, Glycymeris quasipulvinata, Glycymeris queketti, Glycymeris radiolyrata, Glycymeris radiolyrata, Glycymeris robusta, Glycymeris rotunda, Glycymeris rotundata kaufmanensis, Glycymeris rotundata, Glycymeris sachalinensis, Glycymeris saggitata, Glycymeris saggittata, Glycymeris sagittatus, Glycymeris saucatsensis, Glycymeris secticostata, Glycymeris secticostata, Glycymeris selwynensis, Glycymeris slodkewitschi, Glycymeris snatolensis, Glycymeris solida, Glycymeris sordida, Glycymeris strialularis, Glycymeris strigillata, Glycymeris subaustralis, Glycymeris subcrenata, Glycymeris subglobosa, Glycymeris subgyrata, Glycymeris subimbricata, Glycymeris sublaevis, Glycymeris sublaevis, Glycymeris subpectiniformis, Glycymeris subradians, Glycymeris subtrigonalis, Glycymeris suidafrikana, Glycymeris suwanneensis, Glycymeris taytorianus, Glycymeris tenuicostata, Glycymeris tenuicostata, Glycymeris tenuistriata, Glycymeris trelissickensis, Glycymeris trigonalis, Glycymeris tuckerae, Glycymeris tumefacta, Glycymeris tumulus, Glycymeris uandiensis, Glycymeris umbonata, Glycymeris umbonatus, Glycymeris undata, Glycymeris undata, Glycymeris utcholokensis, Glycymeris variabilis, Glycymeris veatchi, Glycymeris veatchii, Glycymeris vestita, Glycymeris vestita, Glycymeris violacescens, Glycymeris violascens, Glycymeris waltonense, Glycymeris wautubbeana, Glycymeris whiteleyensis, Glycymeris yamasakii, Glycymeris yessoensis, Glycymeris yessoensis, Glyycmeris albolineata, Glyycmeris yessoensis
Sister taxa
Axinactis (Axinactis), Axinactis (Glycymerella)
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2006-11-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Axinactis Mörch p. 203
1971Glycymeris (Axinactis) Keen p. 55
1980Axinactis Vokes p. 20
2001Axinactis Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
subfamilyGlycymeridinaeNewton 1922
genusGlycymerisDa Costa 1778
subgenusAxinactis(Mörch 1861)

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. Glycymeris (Axinactis) Mörch 1861
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Subg. Axinactis (Axinactis) Mörch 1861
Subg. Axinactis (Glycymerella) Woodring 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thickf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP/IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-08-18 17:30:49
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:30:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 37.71000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Venezuela Axinactis sp. (134866)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Axinactis sp. (136014)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Axinactis sp. (61342 136016 145520)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Venezuela Axinactis undata (130981)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia Axinactis tumefactus (131220)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Axinactis sp. (79855)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Axinactis sp. (135832)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Axinactis carbasina, Axinactis longior (131217) Axinactis carbasina, Axinactis undata (131210 131363) Axinactis undata (131218)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica (Limon) Axinactis sp. (79992)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica (Limon) Axinactis sp. (79990)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) Axinactis sp. (61341)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) Axinactis sp. (61344)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Ecuador (Manabi) Glycymeris inaequalis (51878)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Peru Glycymeris inaequalis (97649)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) Glycymerella tumulus (80033 80035)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Ecuador Glycymeris inaequalis (97639)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Glycymeris inaequalis (96870)