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Glyptarcidae

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glyptarcidae

Taxonomy
Glyptarcidae was named by Cope (1996). It is not extant. Its type is Glyptarca. It is the type family of Glyptarcoidea.

It was assigned to Glyptarcoidea by Cope (1996), Fang (2006), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011), Wang et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Glyptarcidae Cope
2006Glyptarcidae Fang
2009Glyptarcidae Nevesskaja
2010Glyptarcidae Bouchet et al.
2011Glyptarcidae Carter et al. p. 7
2025Glyptarcidae Wang et al. p. 4

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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
familyGlyptarcidae

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. †Glyptarcidae Cope 1996
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G. †Camnantia Cope 1999
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†Camnantia ampla Cope 1999
G. †Erhaiconcha Fang and Cope 2004
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†Erhaiconcha xiangyangensis Fang and Cope 2004
G. †Glyptarca Hicks 1873
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†Glyptarca dalecarlica Isberg 1934
†Glyptarca primaeva Hicks 1873
†Glyptarca sinensis Fang and Cope 2004
†Glyptarca symmetrica Wang et al. 2025
G. †Hemiprionodonta Cope 1996
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G. †Trigonoglyptarca Fang and Cope 2004
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†Trigonoglyptarca magna Fang and Cope 2004
G. †Zaplaella Sánchez et al. 2003
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†Zaplaella capillaensis Sánchez et al. 2003
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: 2004-02-28 12:30:23
Modified: 2007-10-05 07:32:23
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Moridunian to the top of the Dobrotivian or 477.10000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Glyptarca primaeva (89324) Glyptarca serrata (87601)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Bolivia (Tarija) Hemiprionodonta lusitanica (57173)
Whitlandian473.8 - 470.7United Kingdom (Wales) Glyptarca primaeva (3713 3714 166752)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4China Erhaiconcha xiangyangensis, Glyptarca sinensis (232223 232225) Trigonoglyptarca magna (232224) Trigonoglyptarca magna, Glyptarca sinensis (232222)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Yunnan) Erhaiconcha xiangyangensis (241211) Glyptarca sinensis (241200 241202 241204 241214) Glyptarca sp., Glyptarca symmetrica (241201) Glyptarca symmetrica (241207 241212) Glyptarca symmetrica, Glyptarca sinensis (241060 241203 241213) Trigonoglyptarca magna, Glyptarca symmetrica, Glyptarca sinensis (241199)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) Glyptarca radnorensis, Camnantia ampla (20699)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Caceres) Glyptarca lusitanica (20913)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Toledo) Glyptarca sp. (20898 20899)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Cuidad Real) Glyptarca lusitanica (20912)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Oviedo) Glyptarca sp. (21094)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Salamanca) Glyptarca naranjoana (21092)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Guadalajara) Hemiprionodonta lusitanica (20914 194897)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina Zaplaella capillaensis (8893)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Ireland Glyptarca sp. (381)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Spain Glyptarca lusitanica (20919)
Late/Upper Llanvirn - Sandbian461.1 - 452.8Argentina (Jujuy) Cycloconcha oblonga (232242)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Ciudad Real) Hemiprionodonta lusitanica (174656)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Cuidad Real) Glyptarca naranjoana (20891)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Portugal Glyptarca lusticanica (193319 193320 193327 193328 193329) Glyptarca sp. (20932 20933)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Morocco Glyptarca lusitanica (20973)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7France (Finistere) Glyptarca sp. (20872)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Toledo and Cuidad Real) Glyptarca sp. (20893)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Cáceres) Hemiprionodonta lusitanica (174658)
Dobrotivian - Berounian461.0 - 450.1Morocco (Maïder) Glyptarca lusitanica (20970)
Dobrotivian - Berounian461.0 - 450.1Portugal Glyptarca sp. A (20931)
Dobrotivian - Caradoc461.0 - 449.5Spain (Ciudad Real) Glyptarca sp. (20892)