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Glycymerita (Glycymerita)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Glycymerita (Glycymerita) was named by Finlay and Marwick (1937).

It was assigned to Glycymerita by Kendrick and Vartak (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Glycymerita (Glycymerita) Finlay and Marwick
2007Glycymerita (Glycymerita) Kendrick and Vartak p. 35

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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
genusGlycymeritaFinlay and Marwick 1937
subgenusGlycymeritaFinlay and Marwick 1937

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. †Glycymerita (Glycymerita) Finlay and Marwick 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height122.8

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: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Lutetian or 99.60000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan Glyceris hokkaidoensis (141571)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5India Glycymerita cardioides (228245)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5India Glycymerita cardioides (228244)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3New Zealand (Canterbury) Glycymeris sp. (50163)