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Glycymeris hummi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4952740https://www.gbif.org/species/4952740
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)82691https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=82691
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris hummi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris hummi
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
-ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida
superfamilyArcoidea
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
genusGlycymerisDa Costa 1778
speciesGlycymeris hummiWard & Blackwelder 1987
Generic NameGlycymeris
Scientific NameGlycymeris hummi Ward & Blackwelder, 1987
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Glycymeris hummispeciesbelongs to Glycymerisstated with evidenceWard and Blackwelder, 1987
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance3.60 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentcoastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic (based on Glycymerididae)
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Glycymeris)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Glycymeris)
Ontogenyaccretion (based on Glycymerididae)
Taphonomyaragonite,thick,major ribbing (based on Glycymerididae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder. 1987. Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Mollusca from the James City and Chowan River Formations at Lee Creek Mine. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61:113-283

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1987Glycymeris hummi Ward and Blackwelder p. 138 figs. Plate 4, Figs 12-13

References

Ward L. W., Blackwelder B.W. (1987) Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Mollusca from the James City and Chowan River Formations at Lee Creek Mine, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61, 113-283
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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