Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Tucetona lamyi

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Glycymeris lamyi was named by Dall (1915). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tucetona lamyi by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Glycymeris lamyi Dall p. 122 figs. pl. 20, figs. 11, 13
1929Glycymeris lamyi Anderson p. 152
2008Tucetona lamyi Hendy et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
genusTucetonaIredale 1939
specieslamyi(Dall 1915)

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.

Tucetona lamyi Dall 1915
show all | hide all
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
Created: 2009-08-18 17:31:12
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:31:12
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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Glycymeris lamyi (60985 61051 61096 61100 61128)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (South Carolina) Glycymeris lamyi (92413)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Glycymeris lamyi (88316)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Atlántico) Glycymeris lamyi (88312)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Colombia Glycymeris lamyi (93723)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Colombia (La Guajira) Tucetona lamyi (157273)