Glycymeris
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This article is about the genus. For shells of the genus in an archaeological context, see Glycymeris (shells).
Glycymeris, common name the bittersweet clams, is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Glycymerididae.[1]
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Glycymeris | |
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Fossil shells of a Glycymeris species from the Upper Pliocene | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Arcida |
Family: | Glycymerididae |
Genus: | Glycymeris da Costa, 1778 |
Type species | |
Arca glycymeris Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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