Glycymerididae
Also known as: Almejas agridulces, Bittersweet Clams, Bittersweets, Dog Cockles, Piedi d'asino, Piè d'asino, Samtmuscheln, bittersweet clams
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Bivalvia |
| Order | Arcida |
| Family | Glycymerididae |
| Published in | Dall, W. H. (1908). Reports on the dredging operations off the west coast of Central America to the Galapagos, to the west coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer “Al |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 9 |
| Species records held | 280 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 456 |
| GBIF key | 6886 |
Genera in Glycymerididae
- Glycymeris — 181 species: Glycymeris adenensis, Glycymeris africana, Glycymeris albolineata, Glycymeris americana, Glycymeris anae, Glycymeris andersoni, Glycymeris angsanana, Glycymeris angustidens
- Tucetona — 69 species: Tucetona angusticosta, Tucetona arcodentiens, Tucetona aucklandica, Tucetona audouini, Tucetona aureomaculata, Tucetona auriflua, Tucetona bicolor, Tucetona brachytona
- Glycymerita — 21 species: Glycymerita aleuta, Glycymerita camaronesia, Glycymerita concava, Glycymerita cordata, Glycymerita cuevensis, Glycymerita gigantica, Glycymerita hurupiensis, Glycymerita huttoni
- Axinactis — 2 species: Axinactis delessertii, Axinactis inaequalis
- Melaxinaea — 2 species: Melaxinaea planiuscula, Melaxinaea vitrea
- Nucunella — 2 species: Nucunella nystii, Nucunella taxandrica
- Costaglycymeris — 1 species: Costaglycymeris mixoni
- Postligata — 1 species: Postligata crenata
- Trapezicardium — 1 species: Trapezicardium laiensis
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.