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Glycimeris is a genus of bivalve molluscs found in the Gulf of California (aka, the Sea of Cortez).

Glycimeris shells had archaeological significance in the American Southwest. The shells were used in trade item production by the Hohokam of Southwestern America. It was primarily made into bracelets and rings, as the center of the shell was generally removed immediately after collection, and before transport back to the Hohokam villages in the Gila Basin.

There are several scholarly journals which have articles dealing with shell trade in the American Southwest which mention the Glycimeris shell.

References

Colton, Harold Sellers. Prehistoric Trade in the Southwest. The Scientific Monthly. Vol 52, No.4 (Apr., 1941): 308-319.
Woodward, Arthur. A Shell Bracelet Manufactory. American Antiquity. Vol. 2, No. 2 (Oct., 1936): 117-125.

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-'''''Glycimeris'' shell''' is a type of shell which is found in the [[Gulf of California]] (aka, the Sea of Cortez). It is a type of [[bivalve]].
+'''''Glycimeris''''' is a [[genus]] of [[bivalve]] [[mollusc]]s found in the [[Gulf of California]] (aka, the Sea of Cortez).
+''Glycimeris'' shells had archaeological significance in the [[American Southwest]]. The shells were used in trade item production by the [[Hohokam]] of Southwestern America. It was primarily made into bracelets and rings, as the center of the shell was generally removed immediately after collection, and before transport back to the [[Hohokam]] villages in the [[Gila Basin]].
-== Archaeological significance in the American Southwest ==
-The ''Glycimeris'' shell was used in trade item production by the [[Hohokam]] of Southwestern America. It was primarily made into bracelets and rings, as the center of the shell was generally removed immediately after collection, and before transport back to the [[Hohokam]] villages in the [[Gila Basin]].
 There are several scholarly journals which have articles dealing with shell trade in the [[American Southwest]] which mention the ''Glycimeris'' shell.