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Glycymerita major

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Pectunculus veatchi major was named by Stanton (1896).

It was recombined as Glycymeris veatchii major by Arnold (1907) and Arnold (1907); it was recombined as Glycimeris veatchii major by Dickerson (1914); it was recombined as Glycimeris veatchi major by Waring (1917); it was recombined as Glycymeris major by Clark and Woodford (1927) and Clark (1929); it was recombined as Glycymeris (Glycymerita) major by Moore (1983) and Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Glycymerita major by Squires (2010) and Hendy (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Pectunculus veatchi major Stanton p. 1041 figs. 64: 2,3
1907Glycymeris veatchii major Arnold figs. pl. 26, fig. 4
1914Glycimeris veatchii major Dickerson p. 151
1917Glycimeris maccrayi Waring p. 93 figs. Pl. 15, Fig. 1-3, 8-9; Text-fig. 1C
1917Glycimeris veatchi major Waring p. 93
1927Glycymeris major Clark and Woodford p. 86
1929Glycymeris major Clark figs. pl. 1, fig. 4
1944Glycymeris maccrayi Keen and Bentson p. 51
1983Glycymeris (Glycymerita) major Moore p. A54 figs. Plate 11,figures 9, 10
1983Glycymeris (Tucetona) maccrayi Moore p. A57 figs. Plate 12, figure 12
2000Glycymeris (Glycymerita) major Coan et al. p. 143
2010Glycymerita major Squires p. 909 figs. Figure 11, Table 1
2020Glycymerita major Hendy

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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
genusGlycymeritaFinlay and Marwick 1937
speciesmajor()

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.

Glycymerita major Stanton 1896
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Invalid names: Glycymeris maccrayi Waring 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Squires 2010Shell size medium. Quadrate (most specimens) but can be subquadrate. Anterodorsal and posterodorsal slopes truncate. Valves moderately inflated. Angulation posterior of umbones weak. Ribs narrow with narrow interspaces.
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 mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-18 16:50:20
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:29:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 61.60000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Mexico (Baja California Sur) Glycymeris veatchii (43755)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Glycimeris veatchii (190778 190780 190781 190785 190786 190795 190798) Glycymerita major (11117)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) Glycimeris veatchii (184016)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Glycymeris veatchii (52595 52596 52598 52602 52606 52610 52612 52617 52618) Glycymerita major (189952)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Glycymeris major (52420 52421 52422 52423 52424 52426 52428 52429 52431)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Glycymeris major (37988)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Panope major (37989)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (California) Glycimeris maccrayi (193039)