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Glycymeris pilosa

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Arca pilosa Linnaeus
1879Pectunculus pilosus Wood p. 43
2010Glycymeris pilosa Huber

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
subfamilyGlycymeridinaeNewton 1922
genusGlycymerisDa Costa 1778
speciespilosa(Linnaeus 1767)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Glycymeris pilosa Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thickf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:01:36
Modified: 2004-02-29 19:01:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 28.10000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Hungary Glycymeris pilosa (8338 41534)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Glycymeris pilosa (8211)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany Glycymeris pilosa (171410)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Glycymeris pilosa (178108 178110)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Glycymeris pilosa (77403 77405)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy Glycymeris pilosa (178112)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Austria (Vienna) Glycymeris pilosa (174159)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Glycymeris pilosa (72305)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Glycymeris pilosa (73137 73138)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Glycymeris pilosa (72310)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) Glycymeris pilosa (122994)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Pectunculus pilosus (84755 84795)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Glycymeris pilosa (77479 77527 77528)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Pectunculus pilosus (84819)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain Glycymeris pilosa (128383)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Glycymeris pilosa (178118)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Pectunculus pilosus (127572 127586)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Glycymeris pilosa (76576 76578 128385)