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Glycymeris decussata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Glycymeris decussata
Glycymeris decussata

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Glycymerididae
Genus: Glycymeris
Species: Glycymeris decussata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Venezuela

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Anastasia Formation [Questionable/rare]
Bermont Formation [Questionable/rare]
Waccamaw Formation [Questionable/rare]
Duplin Formation [Questionable/rare]
Mare Formation
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare]
Playa Grande Formation (Maiquetia Member)

Remarks

Common name: Decussate bittersweet.

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks:

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 420728

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 7, 2014. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.

This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.

Media

Images

Glycymeris decussata from the Late Pleistocene Anastasia Fm. of Brevard County, Florida (UF 171735).
Glycymeris decussata from the Late Pleistocene Anastasia Fm. of Brevard County, Florida (UF 171735).
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