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Costaglycymeris subovata

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Pectunculus subovata was named by Say (1824). It is the type species of Costaglycymeris.

It was recombined as Glycymeris subovata by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Costaglycymeris subovata by Ward (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Pectunculus subovata Say p. 140 figs. Plate X, Fig. 4
1904Glycymeris subovata Glenn p. 394
1992Costaglycymeris subovata Ward p. 61

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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
genusCostaglycymeris
speciessubovata(Say 1824)

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.

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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 mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-18 16:50:20
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:29:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Gelasian or 20.45000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Glycymeris subovata (41760 42222 42225 42250 42290 42328 42365 42366 42443)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) Glycymeris subovata (43011 43048 111204)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Virginia) Costaglycymeris subovata (59297)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Costaglycymeris subovata (59300)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Glycymeris subovata (60940)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Virginia) Costaglycymeris subovata (71620 71624)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Florida) Glycymeris subovata (75018 75023)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Virginia) Glycymeris subovata (59293)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Costaglycymeris subovata (151326)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Costaglycymeris subovata (79959 80037 80039) Glycymeris subovata (59487)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Virginia) Costaglycymeris subovata (60660 78264 78265 78266 78267 78269 78273 79247 79709 80040)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (South Carolina) Glycymeris subovata (92412)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Costaglycymeris subovata (59301)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (North Carolina) Glycymeris subovata (71138)