Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Arcida |
| Family: Glycymerididae |
| Genus: Glycymeris |
| Species: Glycymeris americana (DeFrance, 1826) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Common] |
| Chowan River Formation [Common] |
| Nashua Formation [Common] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Abundant] |
| Duplin Formation [Common] |
| Duplin / Raysor Formations [Common] |
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Common] |
| Raysor Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Lower) [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
| Yorktown Formation [Abundant] |
| Chipola Formation |
Remarks
Common name: American bittersweet.
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions: n/a
Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.
References: n/a
Online resources:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 6, 2014. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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