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Glycymerita rectidorsalis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7718612https://www.gbif.org/species/7718612
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)85698https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=85698
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymerita : Glycymerita rectidorsalis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymerita rectidorsalis
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
speciesGlycymerita rectidorsalisMarwick 1931
Generic NameGlycymerita
Scientific NameGlycymerita rectidorsalis (Marwick, 1931)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Glycymeris rectidorsalisspeciesbelongs to Glycymerisstated with evidenceMarwick, 1931
Glycymeris rectidorsalisspeciesbelongs to Glycymeris (Glycymerita)stated without evidenceFleming, 1966
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
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)J. A. Marwick. 1931. The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 13:1-177

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Glycymeris rectidorsalis Marwick, 1931GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymerita : Glycymeris rectidorsalis

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1931Glycymeris rectidorsalis Marwick p. 57 figs. fig. 38
1966Glycymeris (Glycymerita) rectidorsalis Fleming p. 116

References

Marwick J. A. (1931) The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District, New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 13, 1-177
Fleming C. A. (1966) Marwick's Illustrations of New Zealand shells, with a checklist of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Bulletin 173
Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. - via World Register of Marine Species
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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