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Glycymeris
Sign in to saveGlycymeris, common name the bittersweet clams, is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Glycymerididae.
Species
bittersweet clams
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderArcida
- FamilyGlycymerididae
Habitatmarine
Observations2,169
Observations recorded45,500
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,011
- With media
- 271
- Family
- Glycymerididae
- Collections
- FMNH, PRI, SDNHM, NHMUK, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, LACM
- Recorded in
- United States, United Kingdom, Papua New Guinea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Glycymerididae
- Image
- Glycymerys sp..JPG
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- taxon name
- Glycymeris
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Glycymeris
- topic's main category
- Category:Glycymeris
- start time
- 112600000-
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Fossil records
- Description
- Habitat
- Species
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Glycymeris, common name the bittersweet clams, is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Glycymerididae.
==Etymology== The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek word glykymaris (perhaps from Glykys (sweet) and Meris (part)), a word which is only recorded once in Greek literature.
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