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Glossus
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Glossacea
Family:
Glossidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Glossus POLI, 1795
Type Species:
G. rubicundus (=Cardium humanum LNNÈ, 1758), M
Images
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Fig. E134,4. *G. (G.) humanus (LinnÉ), Rec., N.Atl., 4a, LV ext., X0.5, 4 b, c, RV and LV hinges, X1 (124b)
Synonyms
Cuculla, Glossoderma, Buccardium, Bucardia, Tychocardia
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-N.Atl.W.Asia -IndoPac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Paleoc
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Beaks gyrate, lunular area depressed.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Glossacea
Family:
Glossidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Glossus POLI, 1795
Type Species:
G. rubicundus (=Cardium humanum LNNÈ, 1758), M
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E134,4. *G. (G.) humanus (LinnÉ), Rec., N.Atl., 4a, LV ext., X0.5, 4 b, c, RV and LV hinges, X1 (124b)
Synonyms
Cuculla, Glossoderma, Buccardium, Bucardia, Tychocardia
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-N.Atl.W.Asia -IndoPac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Paleoc
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Beaks gyrate, lunular area depressed.