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Glycymeris fulleri
Taxonomy
Glycymeris fulleri was named by Kensley and Pether (1986). Its type specimen is SAM-PQ-SL561, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Koingnaas/Swartlintjies 50m Complex, which is in a Pliocene transition zone/lower shoreface mudstone in South Africa.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. altoumbonata, G. arcata, G. bimaculata, G. camaronesia, G. chordata, G. cuevensis, G. duplinensis, G. duplinicus, G. feruglioi, G. foujasi, G. gorokuensis, G. grewinki, G. griesbachi, G. hanzawai, G. hillsboroughensis, G. huttoni, G. lacertosa, G. minoensis, G. queketti, G. robusta, G. rotundata, G. secticostata, G. subcrenata, G. subpectiniformis, G. suwanneensis, G. tenuistriata, G. tuckerae, G. tumulus, G. vestita, G. camaronesia, G. chitanii, G. fijiensis, G. slodkewitschi, G. subglobosa, G. lorensis, G. lornensis, G. nodosa, G. trelissickensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Glycymeris fulleri Kensley and Pether pp. 198-199 figs. 33, 34 |
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†Glycymeris fulleri Kensley and Pether 1986
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| B. Kensley and J. Pether 1986 | All material in poor condition, with external surfaces exfoliating, and shape frequently deformed. Shell slightly inequilateral, posterior margin slightly more pointed than anterior margin; slightly wider than high. Sculpture of about 40 radiating, apparently flattened ribs, becoming obsolete in anterior and posterior part of shell. Ventral margin faintly crenulate in external view, internally more strongly crenulate. Anterior and posterior adductor muscle scars· situated on faint ledge. Hinge area with teeth discontinuous below umbo, divided into two groups, each of 7-9 teeth. |
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pliocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | Glycymeris fulleri (type locality: 118306) |