Glycymeris decussata, the Glossary
Glycymeris decussata, or the decussate bittersweet, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae.[1]
Table of Contents
9 relations: Bivalvia, Brazil, Carl Linnaeus, Family (biology), Florida, Glycymerididae, Mollusca, West Indies, 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
- Bivalves described in 1758
- Glycymeris
Bivalvia
Bivalvia, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts.
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Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
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Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.
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Family (biology)
Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.
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Florida
Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Glycymerididae
Glycymerididae, often misspelled as Glycymeridae, common names dog cockles or bittersweets, is a worldwide family of salt water clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Arcida. Glycymeris decussata and Glycymerididae are bivalve stubs.
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Mollusca
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals, after Arthropoda; members are known as molluscs or mollusks.
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West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 19 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago.
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10th edition of Systema Naturae
The 10th edition of Systema Naturae (Latin; the English title is A General System of Nature) is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoological nomenclature.
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See also
Bivalves described in 1758
- Acanthocardia aculeata
- Acanthocardia echinata
- Acanthocardia tuberculata
- Acrosterigma magnum
- Americardia media
- Amusium pleuronectes
- Anomia ephippium
- Arca noae
- Asaphis deflorata
- Barbatia barbata
- Barnea candida
- Blue mussel
- Bosemprella incarnata
- Brachidontes exustus
- Chama gryphoides
- Chama lazarus
- Codakia orbicularis
- Codakia punctata
- Dog cockle
- Dosinia lupinus
- Euvola ziczac
- Fragum fragum
- Gafrarium pectinatum
- Giant clam
- Gloripallium pallium
- Glycymeris decussata
- Glycymeris nummaria
- Glycymeris undata
- Kuphus polythalamius
- Laevicardium laevigatum
- Lima lima
- Lioconcha castrensis
- Mimachlamys varia
- Modiolus barbatus
- Modiolus modiolus
- Pholas dactylus
- Pinctada margaritifera
- Pod razor
- Spisula solida
- Spondylus regius
- Trachycardium isocardia
Glycymeris
- Dog cockle
- Glycymeris
- Glycymeris (shells)
- Glycymeris americana
- Glycymeris aspersa
- Glycymeris bimaculata
- Glycymeris decussata
- Glycymeris longior
- Glycymeris modesta
- Glycymeris nummaria
- Glycymeris spectralis
- Glycymeris undata
- Glycymeris yessoensis
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycymeris_decussata
Also known as Decussate bittersweet.