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Glycymeris (Glycymerita) tecolotensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Glycymeris tecolotensis was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 30987 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 5091 Tecolote Creek, San Diego, which is in a Lutetian marine shale in the La Jolla Formation of California.

It was synonymized subjectively with Glycymeris perrini by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Glycymeris (Glycymerita) tecolotensis by Moore (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Glycymeris tecolotensis Hanna p. 274 figs. Plate 27, figures 2, 3, and 7
1983Glycymeris (Glycymerita) tecolotensis Moore p. A55 figs. Plate 11, figures 13, 14

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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
genusGlycymerisFinlay and Marwick 1937
subgenusGlycymerita
speciestecolotensis()

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 mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-18 16:50:20
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:29:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Glycymeris tecolotensis (type locality: 122659)