Glossus (bivalve)
Glossus is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Glossidae. Only one species, the oxheart clam, is still extant, living in flat, muddy regions deep off the North Atlantic coastline of Europe.
Fossil records
All species of this genus, including the remaining extant species, G. humanus, are found in the fossil record from the Cretaceous to the Pliocene. Fossils are found in the marine strata of eastern North America, Eurasia and the Indo-Pacific.Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Glossus:- †Glossus abichianus
- †Glossus eichwaldianus
- †Glossus gigantaeus Glossus humanus
- †Glossus lunulatus
- †Glossus major
- †Glossus neocomiensis
- †Glossus olearii
- †''Glossus subtransversus''