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Glycymeris formosa

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)6529371https://www.gbif.org/species/6529371
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris formosa
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(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 formosaReeve 1843
Generic NameGlycymeris
Scientific NameGlycymeris formosa (Reeve, 1843)
Common Name(s) Schöne Samtmuschel, Beautiful Bittersweet

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Glycymeris formosa tumida (Dautzenberg, 1906)GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris formosa tumida
Pectunculus formosus Reeve, 1843GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Pectunculus formosus
Pectunculus formosus tumida Dautzenberg & H.Fischer, 1906GBIFvarietyAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Pectunculus formosus tumida

References

Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. - via World Register of Marine Species
Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species
Nolf F. & Swinnen F. (2013) The endemic West African species of the family Glycymerididae (Mollusca: Bivalvia), with description of two new species. Neptunea 12(2): 1-34. [1 September 2013] - via World Register of Marine Species
Cole, T. C. H. (2017) Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English: 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp - via Catalogue of Life
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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