Biology:Glycymeris aspersa
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Short description: Species of bivalve
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| Shell of Glycymeris aspersa from Japan at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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| Glycymeris aspersa shell sample collected in Japan also, as displayed in NBC Naturalis - Leiden, Netherland. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Arcida |
| Family: | Glycymerididae |
| Genus: | Glycymeris |
| Species: | G. aspersa
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| Binomial name | |
| Glycymeris aspersa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
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| Synonyms[3] | |
Glycymeris aspersa, common name the clothed bittersweet, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae, the bittersweets.
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
- ↑ Template:TaiBNET
- ↑ Sartori, André F.. "Glycymeris vestita (Dunker, 1877)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Huber, M.. "Glycymeris aspersa (Adams & Reeve, 1850)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ "国际贝库：衣蚶蜊". 台湾贝类资料库 (Taiwan International Shell Base). http://shell.sinica.edu.tw/chinese/shellbase_detail.php?science_no=3610. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13643501 entry
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