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) Stenzel and Krause, 1957
• †Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia) Maxwell, 1969
• Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) Stewart, 1930

Species according to the World Register of Marine Species :

• †Glyptoactis acanthodes (Suter, 1917)
• †Glyptoactis allophyla P. A. Maxwell, 1992
• †Glyptoactis bartrumi (C. A. Fleming, 1950)
• †Glyptoactis benhami (Thomson, 1908)
• †Glyptoactis faceta (Suter, 1917)
• †Glyptoactis hadra (Dall, 1903)
• †Glyptoactis healyi (C. A. Fleming, 1950)
• †Glyptoactis hebertiana (d'Orbigny, 1850)
• †Glyptoactis nuntia (Marwick, 1928)
• †Glyptoactis subintermedia (Suter, 1917)
• Glyptoactis wendellwoodringi (Weisbord, 1964)

Other species according to Fossilworks:

• †Glyptoactis aversa (Pilsbry and Johnson, 1917)
• †Glyptoactis carmenensis Clark and Durham, 1946
• †Glyptoactis charanalensis (Olsson, 1931)
• †Glyptoactis metaicha Woodring, 1982
• †Glyptoactis mutabilis (dArchaic and Haime, 1954)
• †Glyptoactis paraguanensis (Hodson, 1931)
• †Glyptoactis serricosta (Heilprin, 1887)
• †Glyptoactis stenygra Woodring, 1982

Notes:

• In some classifications, †Claibornicardia alticostata, or †Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata, is considered †Glyptoactis alticostata <small>Conrad, 1833</small>.
• In some classifications, †Claibornicardia domenginica is considered †Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) domenginica.

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