''Glyptoactis'' is a mostly extinct genus of
bivalves
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exoskeleton consis ...
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 ...
. They have been recovered from the
Castle Hayne Limestone
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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 species ...
'') 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
Fossilworks
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History
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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'', or †''Venericardia'' (''Claibornicardia'') ''alticostata'', is considered †''Glyptoactis alticostata''
Conrad, 1833.
* In some classifications, †''
Claibornicardia domenginica'' is considered †''Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) domenginica''.
References
External links
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Carditidae
Bivalve genera
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