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Glyptarca serrata

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glyptarcidae

Taxonomy
Glyptarca serrata was named by Cope (1996). Its type specimen is NMW 78.17G.801 and is a mold. Its type locality is Dan-Ian-y-Castell Farm Quarry, Llangynog, (upper) Bolahaul Member, which is in a Moridunian coastal mudstone in the Ogof Hen Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Glyptarca serrata Cope p. 994 figs. pl. 2, fig. 1-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyGlyptarcoidea
familyGlyptarcidae
genusGlyptarca
speciesserrata

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.

Glyptarca serrata Cope 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 11:43:22
Modified: 2009-06-05 13:45:25
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Moridunian or 477.10000 to 473.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Glyptarca serrata (type locality: 87601)