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Glycymerita banosensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Glycymeris banosensis was named by Anderson (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 29117, Los Baños Creek, which is in a Maastrichtian marine horizon in the Moreno Formation of California.

It was recombined as Glycymerita banosensis by Squires (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Glyceris hokkaidoensis, Glycymeris subglobosa, G. hurupiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Glycymeris banosensis Anderson p. 98 figs. Plate 73, figures 1, 2, 3
2010Glycymerita banosensis Squires p. 908 figs. Figure 3.3, Figure 9, Table 1

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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
genusGlycymeritaFinlay and Marwick 1937
speciesbanosensis()

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.

†Glycymerita banosensis Anderson 1958
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Squires 2010Shell size medium large. Subquadrate (most specimens) to quadrate. Posterodorsal margin commonly truncate. Posteroventral margin commonly obliquely elongate. Ribs prominently raised, moderately narrow, and widely spaced.
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 mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-18 16:50:20
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:29:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Glycymeris banosensis (185446)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Glycymeris banosensis (69314)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Glycymerita banosensis (185185)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Glycymeris banosensis (83790 176930 185495 185702 185703 185738 185740 185759)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Glycymeris banosensis (type locality: 215393)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Glycymeris banosensis (215406)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Glycymeris banosensis (220391)