Glycymeris aspersa
Glycymeris aspersa, common name the clothed bittersweet, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae, the bittersweets.
Glycymeris aspersa | |
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Shell of Glycymeris aspersa from Japan at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Glycymeris aspersa shell sample collected in Japan also, as displayed in NBC Naturalis - Leiden, Netherland. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Arcida |
Family: | Glycymerididae |
Genus: | Glycymeris |
Species: | G. aspersa |
Binomial name | |
Glycymeris aspersa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Description
Glycymeris aspersa has a shell that reaches a diameter of 36 – 46 mm. It is a sturdy shell, nearly circular in outline and rather flattened. It has mottled brown markings on a white background. The interior is white. In life the external surface is often partially clothed in a very dense brown periostracum.
Distribution
This species can be found in the East and South China Seas,[4] as well as around Japan. It lives buried in sand or gravel.
References
- Huber, M. "Glycymeris aspersa (Adams & Reeve, 1850)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
- "Glycymeris asper(s)a A. Adams & Reeve, 1850". TaiBNET. Taiwan: Biodiversity Research Centre, Academia_Sinica. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- Sartori, André F. "Glycymeris vestita (Dunker, 1877)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- "国际贝库:衣蚶蜊" [Taiwan International Shell Base: Glycymeris vestita]. 台湾贝类资料库 (Taiwan International Shell Base). Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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