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Glycymeris tumefactus

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Glycymeris tumefactus Pilsbry and Brown p. 38 figs. pl. 6, fig. 17
1929Glycymeris tumefactus Weisbord p. 11
1960Glycymeris tumefactus Barrios p. 234
2008Glycymeris tumefactus Hendy et al.

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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
genusGlycymerisDa Costa 1778
speciestumefactusPilsbry and Brown 1917

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.

Glycymeris tumefactus Pilsbry and Brown 1917
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Diagnosis
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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: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:01:36
Modified: 2004-02-29 19:01:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 15.97000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Colombia (Atlantico) Glycymeris tumefactus (60684)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Glycymeris tumefactus (97684 97690)