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
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]
  • Glycymeris aspera (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850): misspelt[2]
  • Glycymeris vestita (Dunker, 1877)[3]
  • Pectunculus aspersus Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Pectunculus vestitus Dunker, 1877

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
  1. Huber, M. "Glycymeris aspersa (Adams & Reeve, 1850)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  2. "Glycymeris asper(s)a A. Adams & Reeve, 1850". TaiBNET. Taiwan: Biodiversity Research Centre, Academia_Sinica. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  3. Sartori, André F. "Glycymeris vestita (Dunker, 1877)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  4. "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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