Glycymeris fringilla (Angas, 1872)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glycymeris fringilla (Angas, 1872)
- Name authority
- (Angas, 1872)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Arcida
- Family
- Glycymerididae
- Genus
- Glycymeris
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
- infraclassPteriomorphia Beurlen, 1944
- orderArcida J. E. Gray, 1854
- superfamilyArcoidea Lamarck, 1809
- familyGlycymerididae Dall, 1908 (1847)
- genusGlycymeris da Costa, 1778
- speciesGlycymeris fringilla (Angas, 1872)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glycymeris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Glycymeris albolineata (Lischke, 1872) | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| combshellGlycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758) | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glycymeris hanleyi (Angas, 1879) | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glycymeris inflata (Brocchi, 1814) | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glycymeris intermedia (Broderip, 1832) | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glycymeris keenae Willett, 1944 | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glycymeris lamprelli M. Huber, 2010 | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glycymeris livida (Reeve, 1843) | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glycymeris maculata (Broderip, 1832) | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glycymeris mahiana Marwick, 1931 | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Glycymeris marmorata (Gmelin, 1791) | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glycymeris marshalli Laws, 1930 | GlycymerididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Axinaea fringilla Angas, 1872 Angas, 1872 | synonym |
| Veletuceta fringilla (Angas, 1872) (Angas, 1872) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=504490 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3GFF4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.