Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Alternative combinations: Arca pilosa, Pectunculus pilosus
Belongs to Glycymeris according to M. Huber 2010
See also Wood 1879
Sister taxa: Glycymeris (Axinactis), Glycymeris (Axinola), Glycymeris (Chevronia), Glycymeris (Ewekoromeris), Glycymeris (Glycymeris), Glycymeris (Grandaxinea), Glycymeris (Hanaia), Glycymeris (Pseudoveletuceta), Glycymeris (Tucetilla), Glycymeris (Veletuceta), Glycymeris americana, Glycymeris anteparilis, Glycymeris arctata, Glycymeris arquilloensis, Glycymeris baumanni, Glycymeris boguensis, Glycymeris brevirostris, Glycymeris cainozoica, Glycymeris canoa, Glycymeris caracoli, Glycymeris carbasina, Glycymeris castaneus, Glycymeris chehalisensis, Glycymeris cisshuensis, Glycymeris colchaguensis, Glycymeris conradi, Glycymeris cookei, Glycymeris cor, Glycymeris corteziana, Glycymeris crashleyi, Glycymeris crescentensis, Glycymeris decussata, Glycymeris delessertii, Glycymeris democraciana, Glycymeris depressa, Glycymeris dispar, Glycymeris dunkeri, Glycymeris eumita, Glycymeris filosa, Glycymeris fulleri, Glycymeris gabrielensis, Glycymeris geinitzii, Glycymeris gembacanus, Glycymeris globosa, Glycymeris glycymeris, Glycymeris gordoni, Glycymeris grayana, Glycymeris grewingki, Glycymeris gwadarensis, Glycymeris hedleyi, Glycymeris hummi, Glycymeris ibari, Glycymeris idensis, Glycymeris idonea, Glycymeris intercostata, Glycymeris jacquoti, Glycymeris kashewarowi, Glycymeris larvata, Glycymeris linda, Glycymeris lisbonensis, Glycymeris longior, Glycymeris maculata, Glycymeris martini, Glycymeris microsulci, Glycymeris mississippiensis, Glycymeris naiadis, Glycymeris nigeriensis, Glycymeris ovata, Glycymeris pacifica, Glycymeris parilis, Glycymeris pectunculus, Glycymeris peruvianus, Glycymeris pulvinata, Glycymeris puruensis, Glycymeris quilonensis, Glycymeris rectidorsalis, Glycymeris reevi, Glycymeris septentrionalis, Glycymeris shrimptoni, Glycymeris sindiensis, Glycymeris sloani, Glycymeris soriensis, Glycymeris spectralis, Glycymeris stamina, Glycymeris staminea, Glycymeris striatularis, Glycymeris suwannensis, Glycymeris tenuisulcatus, Glycymeris terebratularis, Glycymeris thomsoni, Glycymeris trigonella, Glycymeris tumefactus, Glycymeris vancouverensis, Glycymeris viticola, Glycymeris waipipiensis, Glycymeris winlockensis, Glycymeris woodsi, Glycymeris wrigleyi, Glycymeris yoloensis, Pectunculopsis moguntina, Axinaea barbarensis, Axinea idonea, Axinea conradi, Axinaea wyomingensis, Axinaea viamediae, Glycymeris (Glycymerula) modesta, Veletuceta flammeus, Pectunculus trigonella, Pectunculus alternans, Pectunculus cuneus, Pectunculus charlestonensis, Pectunculus polymorphus, Pectunculus nuculatus, Pectunculus perplanus, Pectunculus carolinensis, Pectunculus subauriculatus, Pectunculus siouxensis, Pectunculus subtrigonalis, Pectunculus lima, Pectunculus subtogoensis, Pectunculus ovatus, Pectunculus idoneus, Pectunculus corbuloides, Pseudaxinaea violascens
Subtaxa: Pectunculus pilosus insubricus
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Morocco (2), Spain (4)
• Pliocene of Greece (1), South Africa (3), the United Kingdom (3)
• Miocene of Austria (3), Germany (1), Greece (2), Italy (3), Slovakia (2)
• Oligocene of Hungary (3)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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