Claim: The Great Bitter Lake, which was used as reference by the oldest ancient Egyptian funerary texts, contained bivalves described by various authors and were said to come from various families such as Noetiidae, Mytilidae, and Lucinidae.
Evidence: References are made to the Great Bitter Lake in the ancient Pyramid Texts. The Pyramid Texts are the oldest ancient Egyptian funerary texts, dating to the late Old Kingdom. Family Noetiidae Mytilidae Lucinidae In the below tables, 31 (table 1) and 19 (table 2) are listed and described individually based on the study of Hoffmen, Dekker, and van Heugten (2006). Author (Gmelin, 1791) (Reeve, 1850) Brocchi, 1821 (Linnaeus, 1758) (H.Adams, 1873) (Issel, 1869) Melvill, 189n Philippi, 1848 Adams A., 1861 Adams A., 1860 (Philippi, 1849) Adams A., 1860 (Brocchii, 1821) (de Blainville, 1829) (Philippi, 1836)