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Glyptoactis alticostata

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Glyptoactis alticostata was named by Conrad (1833).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Glyptoactis alticostata Conrad p. 342

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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()
speciesalticostataConrad 1833

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.

†Glyptoactis alticostata Conrad 1833
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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 Danian to the top of the Bartonian or 66.00000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Texas) Glyptoactis alticostata (108736)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Glyptoactis alticostata (92375 97454)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Glyptoactis alticostata (32901 52344 52348)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Glyptoactis alticostata (92308 92355)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Glyptoactis alticostata (99734)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Glyptoactis alticostata (90600)