Glycymeris

This article is about the genus. For shells of the genus in an archaeological context, see Glycymeris (shells).

Glycymeris
Temporal range: Cretaceous - Recent
Fossil shells of a Glycymeris species from the Upper Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Glycymerididae
Genus: Glycymeris
da Costa, 1778
Type species
Arca glycymeris Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Axinaea Poli, 1791
  • Axinaea (Pectunculus) Lamarck, 1799
  • Axinaeoderma Poli, 1795
  • Glycimeris auctt (misspelling of genus)
  • Glycymerella Woodring, 1925
  • Glycymeris (Axinola) Hertlein & Grant, 1972
  • † Glycymeris (Chevronia) Moerdijk & van Nieulande, 2000 · alternate representation
  • Glycymeris (Glycymeris) E. M. da Costa, 1778 · alternate representation
  • Glycymeris (Glycymerula) Finlay & Marwick, 1937 · alternate representation
  • Glycymeris (Tucetilla) Iredale, 1939 · alternate representation
  • Glycymeris (Tucetonella) Habe, 1961 · alternate representation
  • Pseudaxinea Monterosato, 1892
  • Tuceta Röding, 1798
  • Tucetilla Iredale, 1939
  • Veletuceta Iredale, 1931

Glycymeris, common name the bittersweet clams, is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Glycymerididae.[1]

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Glycymeris da Costa, 1778. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138035 on 2022-04-19