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Glycymeris glycymeris

Classification

Order
Arcida

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. Fossil records These clams are very common as fossils, from the Cretaceous period in the Valanginian age (between 140.

Distribution

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