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Bivalvia | Arcida | Arcoidea

family GLYCYMERIDIDAE Dall, 1908 (1847): synonymy

2 genera

Synonyms

GLYCYMERIDAE Dall, 1908

Dall, 1908. Bull. MCZ 43(6): 399.
(incorrect original spelling of Glycymerididae Dall, 1908)
Type genus: Glycymeris Da Costa, 1778 = Glycymeris

GLYCYMERIDIDAE Dall, 1908

Dall, 1908. Bull. MCZ 43(6): 399 [as ‘Glycymeridae’].
(correct name for Glycymeridae Dall, 1908)
Type genus: Glycymeris Da Costa, 1778 = Glycymeris

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