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:
Species according to the World Register of Marine Species as of 2019:
  • Glyptoactis acanthodes
  • Glyptoactis allophyla P. A. Maxwell, 1992
  • Glyptoactis bartrumi
  • Glyptoactis benhami
  • Glyptoactis faceta
  • Glyptoactis hadra
  • Glyptoactis healyi
  • Glyptoactis hebertiana
  • Glyptoactis nuntia
  • Glyptoactis subintermedia Glyptoactis wendellwoodringi
Other species according to Fossilworks:
  • Glyptoactis aversa
  • Glyptoactis carmenensis Clark and Durham, 1946
  • Glyptoactis charanalensis
  • Glyptoactis metaicha Woodring, 1982
  • Glyptoactis mutabilis ''
  • Glyptoactis paraguanensis
  • Glyptoactis serricosta
  • Glyptoactis stenygra Woodring, 1982
Notes:
  • In some classifications, †Claibornicardia alticostata, or †Venericardia ''alticostata, is considered †Glyptoactis alticostata Conrad, 1833.
  • In some classifications, †Claibornicardia domenginica is considered †Glyptoactis domenginica''.