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Glycymeris (Glycymeris) jamaicensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Glycymeris jamaicensis Dall p. 608
1917Glycymeris jamaicensis Maury p. 181
1920Glycymeris jamaicensis Maury p. 12
1922Glycymeris jamaicensis Olsson p. 178
1929Glycymeris jamaicensis Anderson p. 152
1965Glycymeris (Glycymeris) jamaicensis Jung p. 438

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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
subgenusGlycymerisda Costa 1778
speciesjamaicensis(Dall 1898)

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.

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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: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:01:36
Modified: 2004-02-29 19:01:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Dominican Republic Glycymeris jamaicensis (74913)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Glycymeris jamaicensis (60144)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Glycymeris jamaicensis (88316)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Glycymeris jamaicensis (58824 58869)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Glycymeris jamaicensis (88296)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Glycymeris jamaicensis (74967 74971)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Glycymeris jamaicensis (134655)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Glycymeris jamaicensis (134657 134673)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Glycymeris jamaicensis (58522 69090 69092 69093 69094)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama Glycymeris jamaicensis (134663)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Glycymeris jamaicensis (134659)