[genus] Glycymeris common name bittersweet clams, is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Glycymerididae. ==Etymology== The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek word glykymaris (perhaps from Glykys (sweet) and Meris (part)), a word which is only recorded once in Greek literature. The shells ares generally bic...
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[shells] The shells of large saltwater bittersweet clams in the genus Glycymeris have a special archaeological significance in the southwestern USA, because the shells were used in trade item production by the Hohokam tribe of Amerindians. In this context the shells are known to archeologists as `Glycymeris shells`. These Glycymeris shells ...
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