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Glycymeris da Costa, 1778

Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758)Shell from bay of Barbate, southern Spain (actual size 30.3 mm)
Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Shell from bay of Barbate, southern Spain (actual size 30.3 mm)

138035  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138035)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Arcida (Order)
  8. Arcoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Glycymerididae (Family)
  10. Glycymeris (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Axinaea Poli, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Axinea [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Glycimeris [sic] · unaccepted
Glycymerella Woodring, 1925 · unaccepted (synonym)
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) E. M. da Costa, 1778 · alternative representation
Glycymeris (Tucetilla) Iredale, 1939 · alternative representation
Glycymeris (Tucetonella) T. Habe, 1961 · alternative representation
Pectunculus (Axinaea) Poli, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tuceta Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tucetona (Tucetonella) T. Habe, 1961 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Tucetonella T. Habe, 1961 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Veletuceta Iredale, 1931 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Glycymeris aberrans Nicol, 1952 †
  2. Species Glycymeris abessensis Maestrati & Lozouet, 1996 †
  3. Species Glycymeris adenensis (Jousseaume, 1916)
  4. Species Glycymeris africana L. R. Cox, 1939 †
  5. Species Glycymeris albolineata (Lischke, 1872)
  6. Species Glycymeris americana (DeFrance, 1826)
  7. Species Glycymeris angsanana (K. Martin, 1922) †
  8. Species Glycymeris angustidens (Watelet, 1851) †
  9. Species Glycymeris apletos Dailey & Popenoe, 1966 †
  10. Species Glycymeris arabica (H. Adams, 1871)
  11. Species Glycymeris aspersa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  12. Species Glycymeris bezanconi (Cossmann, 1892) †
  13. Species Glycymeris bimaculata (Poli, 1795)
  14. Species Glycymeris boucheti Matsukuma, 1984
  15. Species Glycymeris cainozoica (Tenison Woods, 1877) †
  16. Species Glycymeris callaghani Marwick, 1923 †
  17. Species Glycymeris canalis A. P. Brown & Pilsbry, 1911 †
  18. Species Glycymeris caputaviscensis Beets, 1987 †
  19. Species Glycymeris cisshuensis (Makiyama, 1926) †
  20. Species Glycymeris colchaguensis (Hupé, 1854) †
  21. Species Glycymeris concentrica (Dunker, 1853)
  22. Species Glycymeris connollyi Tomlin, 1926
  23. Species Glycymeris cotinga (Iredale, 1939)
  24. Species Glycymeris dampierensis Matsukuma, 1984
  25. Species Glycymeris decussata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  26. Species Glycymeris depressa (Deshayes, 1829) †
  27. Species Glycymeris derelectus (Yokoyama, 1928) †
  28. Species Glycymeris deshayesi (Mayer, 1868) †
  29. Species Glycymeris dispar (Defrance, 1826) †
  30. Species Glycymeris dissimilis (Deshayes, 1858) †
  31. Species Glycymeris dolini Maestrati & Lozouet, 1996 †
  32. Species Glycymeris dunkeri (O. Boettger, 1883) †
  33. Species Glycymeris fichteli (Deshayes, 1850) †
  34. Species Glycymeris fijiensis Ladd, 1934 †
  35. Species Glycymeris flammea (Reeve, 1843)
  36. Species Glycymeris formosa (Reeve, 1843)
  37. Species Glycymeris fringilla (Angas, 1872)
  38. Species Glycymeris gigantea (Reeve, 1843)
  39. Species Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758)
  40. Species Glycymeris grateloupi Maestrati & Lozouet, 1996 †
  41. Species Glycymeris grayana (Dunker, 1857)
  42. Species Glycymeris habei Matsukuma, 1984
  43. Species Glycymeris halli Pritchard, 1903 †
  44. Species Glycymeris hanleyi (Angas, 1879)
  45. Species Glycymeris hedleyi (E. Lamy, 1912)
  46. Species Glycymeris holoserica (Reeve, 1843)
  47. Species Glycymeris humilis (Deshayes, 1858) †
  48. Species Glycymeris hunti Marwick, 1928 †
  49. Species Glycymeris idensis Kanno, 1956 †
  50. Species Glycymeris imperialis Kuroda, 1934
  51. Species Glycymeris inflata (Brocchi, 1814)
  52. Species Glycymeris inflatoides (Telegdi-Roth, 1914) †
  53. Species Glycymeris intermedia (Broderip, 1832)
  54. Species Glycymeris izumoensis Matsukama & Okamoto, 1986 †
  55. Species Glycymeris keenae Willett, 1944
  56. Species Glycymeris lamprelli M. Huber, 2010
  57. Species Glycymeris latiradiata (Sandberger, 1861) †
  58. Species Glycymeris lintea Olsson, 1961
  59. Species Glycymeris livida (Reeve, 1843)
  60. Species Glycymeris lloydsmithi Pilsbry & A. P. Brown, 1917 †
  61. Species Glycymeris longior (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
  62. Species Glycymeris longioriformis del Río, 1992 †
  63. Species Glycymeris lunulata (Nyst, 1836) †
  64. Species Glycymeris maculata (Broderip, 1832)
  65. Species Glycymeris mahiana Marwick, 1931 †
  66. Species Glycymeris marmorata (Gmelin, 1791)
  67. Species Glycymeris marshalli Laws, 1930 †
  68. Species Glycymeris martini H. J. Finlay, 1927 †
  69. Species Glycymeris matumoriensis Nomura & Hatai, 1937 †
  70. Species Glycymeris maudensis Chapman & Singleton, 1925 †
  71. Species Glycymeris mayi (Cotton, 1947)
  72. Species Glycymeris modesta (Angas, 1879)
  73. Species Glycymeris munda (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
  74. Species Glycymeris nakamurai Makiyama, 1927 †
  75. Species Glycymeris nitida Maestrati & Lozouet, 1996 †
  76. Species Glycymeris nummaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  77. Species Glycymeris obovata (Lamarck, 1819) †
  78. Species Glycymeris ovata (Broderip, 1832)
  79. Species Glycymeris ozawai Thach, 2021
  80. Species Glycymeris persimilis (Iredale, 1939)
  81. Species Glycymeris pertusa (Reeve, 1843)
  82. Species Glycymeris petropolitana Stenzel & Twining, 1957 †
  83. Species Glycymeris pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
  84. Species Glycymeris pilsbryi (Yokoyama, 1920)
  85. Species Glycymeris poustagnacensis Maestrati & Lozouet, 1996 †
  86. Species Glycymeris prianganensis van Regteren Altena & Beets, 1944 †
  87. Species Glycymeris pseudaustralis Singleton, 1941 †
  88. Species Glycymeris pseudocuevensis del Río & Camacho, 1998 †
  89. Species Glycymeris pseudopulvinata (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) †
  90. Species Glycymeris pulvinata (Lamarck, 1805) †
  91. Species Glycymeris puruensis (K. Martin, 1915) †
  92. Species Glycymeris queenslandica Hedley, 1906
  93. Species Glycymeris queketti (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
  94. Species Glycymeris quinquerugata (Conrad, 1841) †
  95. Species Glycymeris radians (Lamarck, 1819)
  96. Species Glycymeris radiolyrata Moerdijk & van Nieulande, 1995 †
  97. Species Glycymeris rafaelmesai Nolf & Swinnen, 2013
  98. Species Glycymeris rapanuiensis Marwick, 1923 †
  99. Species Glycymeris reevei (Mayer, 1868)
  100. Species Glycymeris rembangensis Pannekoek, 1936 †
  101. Species Glycymeris renkerorum Thach, 2021
  102. Species Glycymeris rotunda (Dunker, 1882)
  103. Species Glycymeris sanmatiensis Bayer & Gordillo, 2013 †
  104. Species Glycymeris scripta (Born, 1778)
  105. Species Glycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849)
  106. Species Glycymeris shrimptoni Marwick, 1923 †
  107. Species Glycymeris shutoi Matsukuma, 1981
  108. Species Glycymeris spectralis Nicol, 1952
  109. Species Glycymeris stellata (Bruguière, 1789)
  110. Species Glycymeris striatularis (Lamarck, 1819)
  111. Species Glycymeris subradians Tate, 1902 †
  112. Species Glycymeris subtrigona Ihering, 1907 †
  113. Species Glycymeris taitaoensis Frassinetti & Covacevich, 1991 †
  114. Species Glycymeris taverai Frassinetti & Covacevich, 1984 †
  115. Species Glycymeris taylori (Angas, 1879)
  116. Species Glycymeris tellinaeformis (Reeve, 1843)
  117. Species Glycymeris tenuicostata (Reeve, 1843)
  118. Species Glycymeris tenuis (Watelet, 1853) †
  119. Species Glycymeris terebratularis (Lamarck, 1805) †
  120. Species Glycymeris texta (Dujardin, 1837) †
  121. Species Glycymeris totomiensis Makiyama, 1927 †
  122. Species Glycymeris trelissickensis Marwick, 1923 †
  123. Species Glycymeris undata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  124. Species Glycymeris vanhengstumi Goud & Gulden, 2009
  125. Species Glycymeris variabilis (J. De C. Sowerby, 1824) †
  126. Species Glycymeris waipipiensis Marwick, 1923 †
  127. Species Glycymeris waitakiensis Marwick, 1923 †
  128. Species Glycymeris wateleti (Deshayes, 1858) †
  129. Species Glycymeris yessoensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
  130. Subgenus Glycymeris (Axinola) Hertlein & U. S. Grant, 1972 accepted as Glycymeris da Costa, 1778 (synonym)
    1. Species Glycymeris (Axinola) subtrigona Ihering, 1907 † accepted as Glycymeris subtrigona Ihering, 1907 †
  131. Subgenus Glycymeris (Glycymerita) H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 † accepted as Glycymerita H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 † (superseded combination)
    1. Species Glycymeris (Glycymerita) magna del Río, 1992 † accepted as Glycymerita magna (del Río, 1992) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Glycymeris (Glycymerita) ibari (R. A. Philippi, 1887) † represented as Glycymerita ibari (R. A. Philippi, 1887) †
    3. Species Glycymeris (Glycymerita) ibariformis Frassinetti & Covacevich, 1984 † represented as Glycymerita ibariformis Frassinetti & Covacevich, 1984 †
  132. Subgenus Glycymeris (Grandaxinea) Iredale, 1931 accepted as Tucetona Iredale, 1939
    1. Species Glycymeris (Grandaxinea) aucklandica A. W. B. Powell, 1938 † accepted as Tucetona aucklandica (A. W. B. Powell, 1938) † (superseded combination)
    2. Species Glycymeris (Grandaxinea) finlayi Laws, 1939 † accepted as Tucetona finlayi (Laws, 1939) † (superseded combination)
    3. Species Glycymeris (Grandaxinea) granti Singleton, 1932 † accepted as Tucetona granti (Singleton, 1932) † (superseded combination)
    4. Species Glycymeris (Grandaxinea) monsadusta Marwick, 1932 † accepted as Tucetona monsadusta (Marwick, 1932) † (superseded combination)
    5. Species Glycymeris (Grandaxinea) wairarapaensis A. W. B. Powell, 1938 † accepted as Tucetona wairarapaensis (A. W. B. Powell, 1938) † (superseded combination)
  133. Subgenus Glycymeris (Pectunculus) Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Tucetona Iredale, 1939
    1. Species Glycymeris (Pectunculus) laticardo van Regteren Altena & Beets, 1945 † accepted as Tucetona laticardo (van Regteren Altena & Beets, 1945) † (superseded combination)
    2. Species Glycymeris (Pectunculus) teschi van Regteren Altena & Beets, 1945 † accepted as Tucetona teschi (van Regteren Altena & Beets, 1945) †
  134. Subgenus Glycymeris (Tucetona) Iredale, 1939 accepted as Tucetona Iredale, 1939 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Glycymeris (Tucetona) lowryi Ludbrook, 1978 † accepted as Tucetona lowryi (Ludbrook, 1978) †
    2. Species Glycymeris (Tucetona) maskatensis (Melvill, 1897) accepted as Tucetona guesi (Jousseaume, 1895)
  135. Subgenus Glycymeris (Veletuceta) Iredale, 1931 accepted as Glycymeris da Costa, 1778
    1. Species Glycymeris (Veletuceta) pseudaustralis Singleton, 1941 † accepted as Glycymeris pseudaustralis Singleton, 1941 † (superseded combination)
  136. Species Glycymeris adenenesis [sic] accepted as Glycymeris adenensis (Jousseaume, 1916) (misspelling)
  137. Species Glycymeris aequilatera (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Glycymeris undata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  138. Species Glycymeris amamiensis Kuroda, 1930 accepted as Glycymeris tenuicostata (Reeve, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  139. Species Glycymeris amboinensis (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Tucetona pectunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  140. Species Glycymeris angusta Nyst & Westendorp, 1839 † accepted as Cyrtodaria angusta (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  141. Species Glycymeris apinensis J. E. Gray, 1833 accepted as Glauconome chinensis J. E. Gray, 1828 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  142. Species Glycymeris arcodentiens (Dall, 1895) accepted as Tucetona arcodentiens (Dall, 1895)
  143. Species Glycymeris argentea da Costa, 1777 accepted as Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  144. Species Glycymeris aucklandica A. W. B. Powell, 1938 † accepted as Tucetona aucklandica (A. W. B. Powell, 1938) † (superseded combination)
  145. Species Glycymeris broadfooti Iredale, 1929 accepted as Tucetona broadfooti (Iredale, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  146. Species Glycymeris camaronesia Ihering, 1907 † accepted as Glycymerita camaronesia (Ihering, 1907) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  147. Species Glycymeris canoa Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941 accepted as Tucetona canoa (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941)
  148. Species Glycymeris capricornea Hedley, 1906 accepted as Glycymeris tenuicostata (Reeve, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
  149. Species Glycymeris cardiiformis (Angas, 1879) accepted as Tucetona multicostata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
  150. Species Glycymeris castaneus (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Glycymeris undata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  151. Species Glycymeris chambersi P. Marshall & Browne, 1909 † accepted as Tucetona chambersi (P. Marshall & Browne, 1909) †
  152. Species Glycymeris chemnitzii Dall, 1909 accepted as Tucetona strigilata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
  153. Species Glycymeris coalingensis R. Arnold, 1910 accepted as Glycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849)
  154. Species Glycymeris colorata Eichwald, 1829 accepted as Monodacna colorata (Eichwald, 1829)
  155. Species Glycymeris concava P. Marshall, 1917 † accepted as Glycymerita concava (P. Marshall, 1917) † (superseded combination)
  156. Species Glycymeris conradi Dall, 1909 accepted as Glycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849) (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Glycymeris conradi (Whitfield, 1885); G. larvata is a replacement name)
  157. Species Glycymeris cor (Lamarck, 1818) † accepted as Glycymeris nummaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  158. Species Glycymeris corteziana Dall, 1916 accepted as Glycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849)
  159. Species Glycymeris dautzenbergi Prashad, 1932 accepted as Tucetona prashadi (Nicol, 1951)
  160. Species Glycymeris decurrens Chapman & Singleton, 1925 † accepted as Tucetona decurrens (Chapman & Singleton, 1925) † (superseded combination)
  161. Species Glycymeris diaphorus Dall, 1916 accepted as Glycymeris longior (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (junior synonym)
  162. Species Glycymeris diomedea Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Tucetona diomedea (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
  163. Species Glycymeris drymanos J. A. Gardner, 1926 † accepted as Costaglycymeris drymanos (J. A. Gardner, 1926) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  164. Species Glycymeris finlayi Laws, 1939 † accepted as Tucetona finlayi (Laws, 1939) † (superseded combination)
  165. Species Glycymeris gabbi Dall, 1909 accepted as Glycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849)
  166. Species Glycymeris gordoni Nowell-Usticke, 1959 accepted as Tucetona sericata (Reeve, 1843)
  167. Species Glycymeris grewingki Dall, 1909 accepted as Glycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849)
  168. Species Glycymeris guadalupensis A. M. Strong, 1938 accepted as Glycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849)
  169. Species Glycymeris gunyoungensis Chapman & Singleton, 1925 † accepted as Tucetona gunyoungensis (Chapman & Singleton, 1925) † (superseded combination)
  170. Species Glycymeris hanzawai Nomura & Zinbo, 1934 accepted as Tucetona hanzawai (Nomura & Zinbo, 1934)
  171. Species Glycymeris hurupiensis Marwick, 1923 † accepted as Glycymerita (Manaia) hurupiensis (Marwick, 1923) † represented as Glycymerita hurupiensis (Marwick, 1923) † (superseded combination)
  172. Species Glycymeris huttoni Marwick, 1923 † accepted as Glycymerita (Manaia) huttoni (Marwick, 1923) † represented as Glycymerita huttoni (Marwick, 1923) † (superseded combination)
  173. Species Glycymeris insignis Pilsbry, 1906 accepted as Tucetona sordida (Tate, 1891)
  174. Species Glycymeris insubrica (Brocchi, 1814) accepted as Glycymeris nummaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  175. Species Glycymeris intermedia (J. Sowerby, 1814) † accepted as Panopea intermedia (J. Sowerby, 1814) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  176. Species Glycymeris kaawaensis Marwick, 1923 † accepted as Glycymerita (Manaia) kaawaensis (Marwick, 1923) † represented as Glycymerita kaawaensis (Marwick, 1923) † (superseded combination)
  177. Species Glycymeris kauaia Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Tucetona kauaia (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) (original combination)
  178. Species Glycymeris kona Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Tucetona kauaia (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
  179. Species Glycymeris laeviuscula Eichwald, 1829 accepted as Adacna laeviuscula (Eichwald, 1829) (original combination)
  180. Species Glycymeris larvata G D. Hanna, 1924 accepted as Glycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849)
  181. Species Glycymeris lenticularis (Tate, 1886) † accepted as Tucetona lenticularis (Tate, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  182. Species Glycymeris lornensis Marwick, 1923 † accepted as Tucetona lornensis (Marwick, 1923) † (superseded combination)
  183. Species Glycymeris magna del Río, 1992 † accepted as Glycymerita magna (del Río, 1992) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  184. Species Glycymeris magnificens Iredale, 1929 accepted as Tucetona laticostata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) (junior subjective synonym)
  185. Species Glycymeris manaiaensis Marwick, 1923 † accepted as Glycymerita (Manaia) manaiaensis (Marwick, 1923) † represented as Glycymerita manaiaensis (Marwick, 1923) † (superseded combination)
  186. Species Glycymeris marwicki Matsukuma & Grant-Mackie, 1979 † accepted as Glycymerita marwicki (Matsukuma & Grant-Mackie, 1979) † (superseded combination)
  187. Species Glycymeris maskatensis (Melvill, 1897) accepted as Tucetona guesi (Jousseaume, 1895)
  188. Species Glycymeris mauia Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Tucetona arcodentiens (Dall, 1895)
  189. Species Glycymeris mccoyi (R. M. Johnston, 1880) † accepted as Tucetona maccoyi (R. M. Johnston, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  190. Species Glycymeris migueliana Dall, 1916 accepted as Glycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849)
  191. Species Glycymeris mindoroensis E. A. Smith, 1916 accepted as Tucetona mindoroensis (E. A. Smith, 1916)
  192. Species Glycymeris molokaia Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Tucetona molokaia (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
  193. Species Glycymeris morum (Reeve, 1843) accepted as Tucetona sericata (Reeve, 1843)
  194. Species Glycymeris multicostata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) accepted as Tucetona multicostata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
  195. Species Glycymeris multistriata W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Glycymeris connollyi Tomlin, 1926 (junior synonym)
  196. Species Glycymeris nux Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Tucetona nux (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
  197. Species Glycymeris oahua Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Tucetona diomedea (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
  198. Species Glycymeris oligofaujasi Sacco, 1901 † accepted as Panopea oligofaujasi (Sacco, 1901) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  199. Species Glycymeris orbicularis da Costa, 1778 accepted as Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758)
  200. Species Glycymeris organi L. C. King, 1934 † accepted as Glycymerita organi (L. C. King, 1934) † (superseded combination)
  201. Species Glycymeris ornithoptera Chapman & Singleton, 1925 † accepted as Tucetona ornithoptera (Chapman & Singleton, 1925) † (superseded combination)
  202. Species Glycymeris pectinata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Tucetona pectinata (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  203. Species Glycymeris pectiniformis (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Tucetona pectunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  204. Species Glycymeris pectunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tucetona pectunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  205. Species Glycymeris penelevis Cotton, 1930 accepted as Glycymeris striatularis (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  206. Species Glycymeris pennacea (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Glycymeris decussata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  207. Species Glycymeris pilosus (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Glycymeris pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  208. Species Glycymeris planiuscula Chapman & Singleton, 1925 † accepted as Melaxinaea planiuscula (Chapman & Singleton, 1925) † (superseded combination)
  209. Species Glycymeris plicata Eichwald, 1829 accepted as Hypanis plicata (Eichwald, 1829)
  210. Species Glycymeris prashadi Nicol, 1951 accepted as Tucetona prashadi (Nicol, 1951)
  211. Species Glycymeris rangatira L. C. King, 1934 † accepted as Glycymerita rangatira (L. C. King, 1934) † (superseded combination)
  212. Species Glycymeris rectidorsalis Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Glycymerita rectidorsalis (Marwick, 1931) † (superseded combination)
  213. Species Glycymeris reevei Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Glycymerita marwicki (Matsukuma & Grant-Mackie, 1979) † (Invalid: not Mayer, 1868)
  214. Species Glycymeris regularis Ortmann, 1900 † accepted as Panopea regularis (Ortmann, 1900) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  215. Species Glycymeris robusta Marwick, 1923 † accepted as Glycymerita (Glycymerita) robusta (Marwick, 1923) † represented as Glycymerita robusta (Marwick, 1923) † (superseded combination)
  216. Species Glycymeris rota (Cotton, 1947) † accepted as Glycymeris tenuicostata (Reeve, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  217. Species Glycymeris strigilata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) accepted as Tucetona strigilata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
  218. Species Glycymeris subglobosa Suter, 1917 † accepted as Glycymerita subglobosa (Suter, 1917) † (superseded combination)
  219. Species Glycymeris subobsoleta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Glycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849)
  220. Species Glycymeris subovata (Say, 1824) † accepted as Costaglycymeris subovata (Say, 1824) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  221. Species Glycymeris subpectiniformis Nomura & Zinbo, 1934 accepted as Tucetona subpectiniformis (Nomura & Zinbo, 1934)
  222. Species Glycymeris subtilis (Nicol, 1956) accepted as Tucetona subtilis Nicol, 1956
  223. Species Glycymeris tohunga L. C. King, 1934 † accepted as Glycymerita tohunga (L. C. King, 1934) † (superseded combination)
  224. Species Glycymeris undata (Linnaeus, 1758) sensu van Regteren Altena, 1971 accepted as Glycymeris marmorata (Gmelin, 1791) (misapplication)
  225. Species Glycymeris velutina Suter, 1908 accepted as Glycymeris modesta (Angas, 1879) (junior subjective synonym)
  226. Species Glycymeris vestita (Dunker, 1877) accepted as Glycymeris aspersa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  227. Species Glycymeris violacescens (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Glycymeris nummaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  228. Species Glycymeris vitrea Eichwald, 1829 accepted as Adacna vitrea vitrea (Eichwald, 1829) accepted as Adacna vitrea (Eichwald, 1829)
  229. Species Glycymeris wagenwoorti Lacourt, 1977 accepted as Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  230. Species Glycymeris waltonensis J. A. Gardner, 1926 † accepted as Costaglycymeris waltonensis (J. A. Gardner, 1926) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  231. Subgenus Glycymeris (Chevronia) Moerdijk & van Nieulande, 2000 † represented as Glycymeris da Costa, 1778
    1. Species Glycymeris (Chevronia) obovata (Lamarck, 1819) † represented as Glycymeris obovata (Lamarck, 1819) †
    2. Species Glycymeris (Chevronia) variabilis (J. De C. Sowerby, 1824) † represented as Glycymeris variabilis (J. De C. Sowerby, 1824) †
  232. Subgenus Glycymeris (Glycymerula) H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 represented as Glycymeris da Costa, 1778
    1. Species Glycymeris (Glycymerula) modesta (Angas, 1879) represented as Glycymeris modesta (Angas, 1879)
  233. Subgenus Glycymeris (Manaia) H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 † represented as Glycymerita H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 †
    1. Species Glycymeris (Manaia) manaiaensis Marwick, 1923 † accepted as Glycymerita manaiaensis (Marwick, 1923) † (superseded combination)
    2. Species Glycymeris (Manaia) rapanuiensis Marwick, 1923 † represented as Glycymeris rapanuiensis Marwick, 1923 †
  234. Subgenus Glycymeris (Tucetilla) Iredale, 1939 represented as Glycymeris da Costa, 1778
    1. Species Glycymeris (Tucetilla) maudensis Chapman & Singleton, 1925 † accepted as Glycymeris maudensis Chapman & Singleton, 1925 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  235. Subgenus Glycymeris (Tucetonella) T. Habe, 1961 represented as Glycymeris da Costa, 1778
    1. Species Glycymeris (Tucetonella) munda (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) represented as Glycymeris munda (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
  236. Species Glycymeris acuticostata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  237. Species Glycymeris approximans (Gabb, 1873) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  238. Species Glycymeris araucanus (R. A. Philippi, 1887) † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  239. Species Glycymeris chehalisensis C. E. Weaver, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  240. Species Glycymeris cookei Dall, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  241. Species Glycymeris crescentensis C. E. Weaver & K. van W. Palmer, 1922 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  242. Species Glycymeris diffidentiae Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  243. Species Glycymeris duplinensis Dall, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  244. Species Glycymeris faujasi (Ménard de la Groye, 1807) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  245. Species Glycymeris jamaicensis Dall, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  246. Species Glycymeris kelsoensis C. E. Weaver & K. van W. Palmer, 1922 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  247. Species Glycymeris mendozana Maury, 1925 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  248. Species Glycymeris sagittata (Gabb, 1864) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  249. Species Glycymeris santodomingensis Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  250. Species Glycymeris trilobicosta Pilsbry & A. P. Brown, 1917 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  251. Species Glycymeris tumefactus Pilsbry & A. P. Brown, 1917 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  252. Species Glycymeris uziniensis L. R. Cox, 1927 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  253. Species Glycymeris winlockensis Effinger, 1938 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Glycymeris da Costa, 1778. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138035 on 2025-07-17
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Nomenclature

original description Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Glycymeris (Glycymerula) H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937) Finlay, H. J. & Marwick, J. (1937). The Wangaloan and associated molluscan faunas of Kaitangata-Green Island subdivision. <em>New Zealand Geological Survey Palæontological Bulletin.</em> 15, 1–140, 18 pls.
page(s): 23 [details] 

original description (of Tucetilla Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635
page(s): 300 [details] 

original description (of Glycymeris (Axinola) Hertlein & U. S. Grant, 1972) Hertlein, L. G.; Grant IV, U. S. (1972). The geology and paleontology of the marine Pliocene of San Diego, California (Paleontology: Pelecypoda). <em>Memoir of the San Diego Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 135-409., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6218766
page(s): 159 [details] 

original description (of Veletuceta Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 202-203, 231 [details] 

original description (of Axinaea Poli, 1791) Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471 [details] 

original description (of Tucetonella T. Habe, 1961) Habe, T. (1961). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i> (II). Hoikusha, Osaka. xii + 183 + 42 pp., 66 pls. xii + 183 + 42 pp., 66 pl.
page(s): 2: appendix p. 36 [details] 

original description (of Glycymeris (Chevronia) Moerdijk & van Nieulande, 2000 †) Moerdijk, P. W. & van Nieulande, F. A. D. (2000). Revision of Pliocene Glycymerididae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from the North Sea Basin. <em>Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology.</em> 37 (1-2), 3-21. [details] 

original description (of Axinaeoderma Poli, 1795) Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 254, 260 [details] 

original description (of Tucetona (Tucetonella) T. Habe, 1961) Habe, T. (1961). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i> (II). Hoikusha, Osaka. xii + 183 + 42 pp., 66 pls. xii + 183 + 42 pp., 66 pl.
page(s): App. 36 [details] 

original description (of Pectunculus (Pseudaxinea) Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Nota intorno ai <i>Pectunculus</i> dei mari d'Europa. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 11(6–8): 143–155 [March 1st, 1892]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11106963
page(s): 151-152 [details] 

original description (of Tuceta Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 172 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

Taxonomy

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details] 

status source ICZN. (1986). Opinion 1414. <i>Panopea</i> Ménard de la Groye, 1807 (Mollusca, Bivalvia): conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 43 (3): 258-261., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12757433 [details] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details] 

additional source Nicol, D. (1967). How to distinguish between <i>Limopsis</i> and <i>Glycymeris</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 81(2): 45-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8528062 [details] 

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Remark Nomen Cons. ICZN 1414 [details]
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LanguageName 
English dog cocklesbittersweet clams  [details]
German Samtmuscheln  [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Axinaea) (from synonym Axinaea Poli, 1791)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Glycymeris) 
To Genbank 
To Genbank (from synonym Axinaea Poli, 1791)
To NHMUK collection (Glycymeris da Costa, 1778; NHMUK:ecatalogue:8167336) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Glycymeris (Tucetonella) T. Habe, 1961)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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