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Glycymeris
Glycymeris, common name the bittersweet clams, is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Glycymerididae.
58 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Spectral Bittersweet Clam
speciesGlycymeris spectralis

Violet Bittersweet Clam
speciesGlycymeris nummaria

European Bittersweet Clam
speciesGlycymeris glycymeris

Shiny Dog Cockle
speciesGlycymeris grayana

American Bittersweet Clam
speciesGlycymeris americana

rayed bittersweet clam
speciesGlycymeris radians
Glycymeris longior
speciesGlycymeris longior

Striate Bittersweet Clam
speciesGlycymeris striatularis

California Bittersweet Clam
speciesGlycymeris septentrionalis

Atlantic bittersweet clam
speciesGlycymeris undata

Small Dog Cockle
speciesGlycymeris modesta

Giant Bittersweet Clam
speciesGlycymeris gigantea

two-spotted bittersweet clam
speciesGlycymeris bimaculata

Hokkaido Bittersweet Clam
speciesGlycymeris yessoensis

decussate bittersweet clam
speciesGlycymeris decussata

Glycymeris maculata
speciesGlycymeris maculata

Holosericus Dog Cockle
speciesGlycymeris holoserica

clothed bittersweet clam
speciesGlycymeris aspersa

Glycymeris taylori
speciesGlycymeris taylori

Pilose Bittersweet
speciesGlycymeris pilosa

Glycymeris arabica
speciesGlycymeris arabica

Glycymeris connollyi
speciesGlycymeris connollyi

white-lined bittersweet clam
speciesGlycymeris albolineata

Reeve's bittersweet clam
speciesGlycymeris reevei

Glycymeris tenuicostata
speciesGlycymeris tenuicostata

Glycymeris livida
speciesGlycymeris livida

Concentric Bittersweet
speciesGlycymeris concentrica

Glycymeris ovata
speciesGlycymeris ovata

Glycymeris queketti
speciesGlycymeris queketti

Script Bittersweet
speciesGlycymeris scripta

Glycymeris persimilis
speciesGlycymeris persimilis

Glycymeris dampierensis
speciesGlycymeris dampierensis

Glycymeris cotinga
speciesGlycymeris cotinga

Beautiful Bittersweet
speciesGlycymeris formosa

Vovan Bittersweet
speciesGlycymeris stellata

Glycymeris intermedia
speciesGlycymeris intermedia

Glycymeris tellinaeformis
speciesGlycymeris tellinaeformis

Glycymeris lintea
speciesGlycymeris lintea

Glycymeris vanhengstumi
speciesGlycymeris vanhengstumi

Glycymeris flammea
speciesGlycymeris flammea
Glycymeris parilis
speciesGlycymeris parilis

Glycymeris munda
speciesGlycymeris munda
Glycymeris mayi
speciesGlycymeris mayi
Glycymeris marmorata
speciesGlycymeris marmorata
Glycymeris shutoi
speciesGlycymeris shutoi
Glycymeris boucheti
speciesGlycymeris boucheti
Glycymeris habei
speciesGlycymeris habei
Glycymeris lamprelli
speciesGlycymeris lamprelli
Glycymeris rafaelmesai
speciesGlycymeris rafaelmesai
Glycymeris adenensis
speciesGlycymeris adenensis
Glycymeris pilsbryi
speciesGlycymeris pilsbryi
Commarginal Bittersweet
speciesGlycymeris keenae
Glycymeris queenslandica
speciesGlycymeris queenslandica
Glycymeris fringilla
speciesGlycymeris fringilla
Glycymeris hanleyi
speciesGlycymeris hanleyi
Glycymeris rotunda
speciesGlycymeris rotunda
Glycymeris pertusa
speciesGlycymeris pertusa
Glycymeris imperialis
speciesGlycymeris imperialis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 172058.
