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Glycymeris
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Glycymeris

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

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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

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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.