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Glauconomidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glauconomidae

Taxonomy
Glauconomidae was named by Gray (1853) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5205]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Veneracea by Vokes (1980), Parker (1982); and to Cyrenoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).

Entered
by M. Kosnik on 2002-10-12; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Glaucomyidae Gray
1853Glauconomidae Gray
1980Glauconomidae Vokes p. 180
1982Glauconomidae Parker
2009Glaucomyidae Nevesskaja
2010Glauconomidae Bouchet et al.
2011Glauconomidae Carter et al. p. 16

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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
superfamilyCyrenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGlauconomidaeGray 1853
familyGlauconomidaeGray 1853

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.

Fm. Glauconomidae Gray 1853
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G. Glauconome Gray 1828
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Glauconome nereidis White 1874
Invalid names: Glaucomyidae Gray 1853 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available