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Glyptonychia

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4594802https://www.gbif.org/species/4594802
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)16686https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=16686
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Glyptonychia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
-OstreioniFerussac 1822
-MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusGlyptonychiaPojeta & Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Scientific NameGlyptonychia Pojeta & Gilbert-Tomlinson, 1977
Name Published InBull. Bur. Miner. Resour. Geol. Geophys. Aust. 174
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Glyptonychiagenusbelongs to Ambonychiidaestated with evidencePojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson, 1977
Glyptonychiagenusbelongs to Pterioidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance467 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance467 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Ambonychiidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Ambonychiidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson. 1977. Australian Ordovician pelecypod molluscs. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 174:1-64

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Glyptonychia wilsoni
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1467 Ma
Middle Ordovician
467 Ma
Middle Ordovician

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1977Glyptonychia Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 23 figs. pl. 19-20
2002Glyptonychia Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Pojeta J., Gilbert-Tomlinson J. (1977) Australian Ordovician pelecypod molluscs, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 174, 1-64
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Bull. Bur. Miner. Resour. Geol. Geophys. Aust. 174 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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