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Glycymeris rosecanyonensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8904524https://www.gbif.org/species/8904524
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)383675https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=383675
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris rosecanyonensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris rosecanyonensis
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 rosecanyonensisHanna 1927
Generic NameGlycymeris
Scientific NameGlycymeris rosecanyonensis Hanna, 1927
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Glycymeris rosecanyonensisspeciesbelongs to Glycymerisstated with evidenceHanna, 1927
Glycymeris rosecanyonensisspeciesbelongs to Glycymeris (Glycymeris)stated without evidenceSquires, 1984
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance61.6 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
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)R. L. Squires. 1984. Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350:1-76

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1927Glycymeris rosecanyonensis Hanna pp. 273 - 274 figs. pl. 27, figs. 4-5, 9, 11
1984Glycymeris (Glycymeris) rosecanyonensis Squires p. 41 figs. Figure 10c
1987Glycymeris (Glycymeris) rosecanyonensis Squires p. 55 fig. 90

References

Squires R. L. (1984) Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350, 1-76
Squires R. L. (1987) Eocene molluscan paleontology of the Whitaker Peak area, Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 388, 1-93
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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