Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Arcoida > Superfamily Arcoidea > Family Glycymerididae > Genus Glycymeris

Glycymeris bimaculata (Poli, 1795)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Glycymeris*	da Costa, 1778	accepted genus name
*Pectunculus*	Lamarck, 1799	later homonym
*Axinaea*	Poli, 1791	synonym
*Axinaea (Pectunculus)*	Lamarck, 1799	synonym
*Pectunculus*	Lamarck, 1799	synonym

Species group names

*Arca bimaculata*	Poli, 1795	basionym
*Arca bimaculata*	Poli, 1795	synonym
*Pectunculus bimaculatus*	(Poli, 1795)	synonym
*Pectunculus bimaculatus var. crassa*	Koch & Pallary in Pallary, 1900	synonym
*Pectunculus lineatus*	Philippi, 1836	synonym
*Pectunculus siculus*	Reeve, 1843	synonym
*Pectunculus stellatus var. mediterranea*	de Gregorio, 1892	synonym
*Pectunculus stellatus var. pervalida*	Gregorio, 1892	synonym
*Pectunculus stellatus var. umbonata*	Gregorio, 1892	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Greek: Χοντραχιβάδα

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Nolf F. & Swinnen F. (2013) The Glycymerididae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) of the NE Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Neptunea 12(3): 1-35.
additional source	Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Glycymeris bimaculata. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140024