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Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) dominica

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Venericardia dominica was named by Weisbord (1929). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cardita (Venericardia) dominica by Barrios (1960); it was recombined as Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) dominica by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. chavani, G. corpulenta, G. philippinensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Venericardia dominica Weisbord p. 17 figs. pl. 2, fig. 12
1960Cardita (Venericardia) dominica Barrios p. 247
2008Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) dominica Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
subfamilyVenericardiinaeChavan 1969
genusGlyptoactis()
subgenusGlyptoactisStewart 1930
speciesdominica()

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: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-05 09:58:16
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:18:50
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

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

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Glans scabricostata (74958)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Glans scabricostata (74935) Venericardia scabricostata (58816)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Venericardia scabricostata (58824 58869)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Cardita scabricostata (88296) Glyptoactis dominica (131220)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia (Córdoba) Cardita scabricostata (88319)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Cardita dominica (133227)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia (Atlántico) Cardita scabricostata (88309)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Glans scabricostata (74965)