Glycymeris bimaculata

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Glycymeris bimaculata
Fossil shells of Glycymeris bimaculata from Pliocene of Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Glycymerididae
Genus: Glycymeris
Species:
G. bimaculata
Binomial name
Glycymeris bimaculata
(Poli, 1795)

Glycymeris bimaculata is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae.[1]

Shells of Glycymeris bimaculata reach a size of about 80–115 millimetres (3.1–4.5 in).[2][3] This species is one of the largest bivalves in the Mediterranean Sea. Shells have a round shape with quite variable markings.

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