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Axinactis (Glycymerella)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Glycymerella was named by Woodring (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Axinactis (Glycymerella) by Todd (2001).

It was assigned to Axinactis by Todd (2001); and to Arcoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Axinactis tumefactus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Glycymerella Woodring
2001Axinactis (Glycymerella) Todd
2002Glycymerella Sepkoski

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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
genusAxinactisDa Costa 1778
subgenusGlycymerella(Mörch 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.

Subg. Axinactis (Glycymerella) Woodring 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP/IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-08-18 17:30:30
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:30:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Venezuela Axinactis sp. (134866)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Axinactis undata (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Axinactis sp. (61342 136016 145520)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Axinactis sp. (136014)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Axinactis tumefactus (131220)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Axinactis sp. (79855)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Axinactis sp. (135832)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Axinactis carbasina, Axinactis longior (131217) Axinactis carbasina, Axinactis undata (131210 131363) Axinactis undata (131218)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Axinactis sp. (79992)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Axinactis sp. (79990)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Axinactis sp. (61341)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Glycymerella tumulus (80033 80035)