''Glyptoactis'' is a mostly extinct genus of
bivalves
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
in the family
Carditidae
Carditidae is a family of marine bivalve clams of the order Carditida, which was long included in the Venerida. They are the type taxon of the superfamily Carditoidea.
Carditidae is a neglected and poorly classified family. It has six sub ...
. They have been recovered from the
Castle Hayne Limestone
The Castle Hayne Limestone (also called the Castle Hayne Formation) is a Formation (geology), geologic formation in North Carolina. It consists of cobble to pebble sized clastic rocks, clasts, usually rounded, coated with phosphate and glauconite ...
geologic formation in
North Carolina and in France.
Subgenera and species
Subgenera:
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Glyptoactis
''Glyptoactis'' is a mostly extinct genus of bivalves in the family Carditidae. They have been recovered from the Castle Hayne Limestone geologic formation in North Carolina and in France.
Subgenera and species
Subgenera:
* †'' 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
''Glyptoactis'' is a mostly extinct genus of bivalves in the family Carditidae. They have been recovered from the Castle Hayne Limestone geologic formation in North Carolina and in France.
Subgenera and species
Subgenera:
* †'' Glyptoactis ...
''
(''Fasciculicardia'') Maxwell, 1969
* ''
Glyptoactis
''Glyptoactis'' is a mostly extinct genus of bivalves in the family Carditidae. They have been recovered from the Castle Hayne Limestone geologic formation in North Carolina and in France.
Subgenera and species
Subgenera:
* †'' Glyptoactis ...
''
(''Glyptoactis'') Stewart, 1930
Species according to the
World Register of Marine Species :
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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
''Glyptoactis'' is a mostly extinct genus of bivalves in the family Carditidae. They have been recovered from the Castle Hayne Limestone geologic formation in North Carolina and in France.
Subgenera and species
Subgenera:
* †''Glyptoactis' ...
'' (Suter, 1917)
* †''
Glyptoactis hadra'' (Dall, 1903)
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Glyptoactis healyi'' (C. A. Fleming, 1950)
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Glyptoactis hebertiana
''Glyptoactis'' is a mostly extinct genus of bivalves in the family Carditidae. They have been recovered from the Castle Hayne Limestone geologic formation in North Carolina and in France.
Subgenera and species
Subgenera:
* †''Glyptoactis' ...
'' (d'Orbigny, 1850)
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Glyptoactis nuntia'' (Marwick, 1928)
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Glyptoactis subintermedia'' (Suter, 1917)
* ''
Glyptoactis wendellwoodringi'' (Weisbord, 1964)
Other species according to
Fossilworks
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:
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Glyptoactis aversa
''Glyptoactis'' is a mostly extinct genus of bivalves in the family Carditidae. They have been recovered from the Castle Hayne Limestone geologic formation in North Carolina and in France.
Subgenera and species
Subgenera:
* †''Glyptoactis' ...
'' (Pilsbry and Johnson, 1917)
* †''
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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