''Glyptoactis'' is a mostly extinct genus of
bivalves
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in the family
Carditidae
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Carditidae is a neglected and poorly classified family. It has six sub ...
. They have been recovered from the
Castle Hayne Limestone geologic formation in
North Carolina
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and in France.
Subgenera and species
Subgenera:
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Glyptoactis'' (''
Claibornicardia
''Claibornicardia'' is an extinct genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. It is sometimes considered a subgenus of either '' Glyptoactis'' or '' Venericardia''. It has been found in the Americas and Europe.
Species
No specie ...
'') Stenzel and Krause, 1957
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Glyptoactis''
(''Fasciculicardia'') Maxwell, 1969
* ''
Glyptoactis''
(''Glyptoactis'') Stewart, 1930
Species according to the
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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:
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Glyptoactis acanthodes'' (Suter, 1917)
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Glyptoactis allophyla'' P. A. Maxwell, 1992
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Glyptoactis bartrumi'' (C. A. Fleming, 1950)
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Glyptoactis benhami'' (Thomson, 1908)
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Glyptoactis faceta'' (Suter, 1917)
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Glyptoactis hadra'' (Dall, 1903)
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Glyptoactis healyi'' (C. A. Fleming, 1950)
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Glyptoactis hebertiana'' (d'Orbigny, 1850)
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Glyptoactis nuntia'' (Marwick, 1928)
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Glyptoactis subintermedia'' (Suter, 1917)
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Glyptoactis wendellwoodringi'' (Weisbord, 1964)
Other species according to
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:
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Glyptoactis aversa'' (Pilsbry and Johnson, 1917)
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Glyptoactis carmenensis'' Clark and Durham, 1946
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Glyptoactis charanalensis'' (Olsson, 1931)
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Glyptoactis metaicha'' Woodring, 1982
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Glyptoactis mutabilis'' (d''Archaic and Haime, 1954)''
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Glyptoactis paraguanensis'' (Hodson, 1931)
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Glyptoactis serricosta'' (Heilprin, 1887)
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Glyptoactis stenygra'' Woodring, 1982
Notes:
* In some classifications, †''
Claibornicardia alticostata
''Claibornicardia'' is an extinct genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. It is sometimes considered a subgenus of either '' Glyptoactis'' or '' Venericardia''. It has been found in the Americas and Europe.
Species
No specie ...
'', or †''Venericardia'' (''Claibornicardia'') ''alticostata'', is considered †''Glyptoactis alticostata''
Conrad, 1833.
* In some classifications, †''
Claibornicardia domenginica
''Claibornicardia'' is an extinct genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. It is sometimes considered a subgenus of either '' Glyptoactis'' or '' Venericardia''. It has been found in the Americas and Europe.
Species
No specie ...
'' is considered †''Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) domenginica''.
References
External links
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Carditidae
Bivalve genera
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