Biology:Glycymeris pectinata

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Glycymeris pectinata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Glycymerididae
Genus: Glycymeris
Species:
G. pectinata
Binomial name
Glycymeris pectinata
(Gmelin, 1791)

Glycymeris pectinata, or the comb bittersweet, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]

References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 13.

Wikidata ☰ Q3013981 entry