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Glossus moreauensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae

Taxonomy
Bucardia moreauensis was named by Meerk and Hayden (1861) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian; Western Interior.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Clisocolus moreauensis by Russell and Landes (1937); it was recombined as Glossus moreauensis by Gabb (1861), Speden (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. humanus, G. ignolea, G. lunalatua, G. humanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Glossus moreauensis Gabb p. 125
1861Bucardia moreauensis Meerk and Hayden p. 427
1937Clisocolus moreauensis Russell and Landes p. 155
1970Glossus moreauensis Speden p. 110 figs. Plate 24, figs. 8-11; Plate 25, figs. 1-13; Plate 26, figs. 6-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyGlossoidea(Gray 1847)
familyGlossidaeGray 1847
genusGlossusPoli 1795
speciesmoreauensis(Meerk and Hayden 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.

†Glossus moreauensis Meerk and Hayden 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:16:53
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:39:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Clisocolus moreauensis (82638 82641)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Clisocolus moreauensis (88510 88511)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Clisocolus moreauensis (1339)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Clisocolus moreauensis (1320)