Glycymeris vestita
| Glycymeris vestita | |
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| Shell of Glycymeris vestita from Japan at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Arcoida |
| Family: | Glycymerididae |
| Genus: | Glycymeris |
| Species: | G. vestita |
| Binomial name | |
| Glycymeris vestita Dunker, 1877 | |
Glycymeris vestita, common name the clothed bittersweet, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae, the bittersweets.
Description
Glycymeris vestita 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 China Sea and around Japan. It lives buried in sand or gravel.
References
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