Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Bermuda Bittersweet
Common Names in unspecified:
Bermuda Bittersweet
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
()
- Superorder:
Filibranchia
()
- Order:
Pteriomorpha
()
- Superfamily:
Limopsoidea
()
- Family:
Glycymerididae
()
- Newton, 1922
- Genus:
Glycymeris
()
- da Costa, 1778
- Specific name:
subtilis
- (Nicol, 1956)
- Scientific name: - Glycymeris subtilis (Nicol, 1956)
- Specific name:
subtilis
- (Nicol, 1956)
- Genus:
Glycymeris
(
- Family:
Glycymerididae
(
- Superfamily:
Limopsoidea
(
- Order:
Pteriomorpha
(
- Superorder:
Filibranchia
(
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Similar Species
Members of the genus Glycymeris
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 11 species and subspecies in this genus:
G. americana (Giant American Bittersweet) · G. corteziana (Cortez Bittersweet) · G. decussata (Decussate Bittersweet) · G. glycymeris (European Bittersweet) · G. keenae (Commarginal Bittersweet) · G. pectinata (Comb Bittersweet) · G. septentrionalis (Anorthern Bittersweet) · G. spectralis (Spectral Bittersweet) · G. subobsoleta (California Bittersweet) · G. subtilis (Bermuda Bittersweet) · G. undata (Wavy Bittersweet)
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Further Reading
- Abbott, R.T., 1974, American Seashells, 2nd.ed., pg.427.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 17, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692107
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79432
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 79432
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 511850
