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Glans weaveri

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita (Carditamera) weaveri was named by Dickerson (1917). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 181, Cowlitz River, 4mi E. of Vader, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in Washington.

It was recombined as Glans weaveri by Hendy (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Cardita (Carditamera) weaveri Dickerson
1938Cardita (Carditamera) weaveri Effinger p. 369 figs. Plate 46, figure 11
2020Glans weaveri Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusGlansMühfeld 1811
speciesweaveri(Dickerson 1917)

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.

Glans weaveri Dickerson 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Cardita weaveri (40733)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) Cardita weaveri (4900)