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Glycymeris shastensis
Taxonomy
Glycymeris shastensis was named by Anderson (1958).
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 |
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| 1958 | Glycymeris shastensis Anderson p. 97 figs. Plate 18, figures 8, 9, 10 |
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†Glycymeris shastensis Anderson 1958
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| F. M. Anderson 1958 | The shell is of moderate size, subcircular in outline or often subquadrate; shell inflated, surface marked by fine radial riblets near the beak, becoming coarser with growth; beaks central, the sides forming an angle of about 125 degrees; hinge plate as shown (Fig. 10), having about 8 or 10 nearly vertical teeth near the center, and about 6 heavier and more oblique teeth; interior margin in more mature examples set with about 36 denticles. |
Measurements
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| References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||