Glycymeris nummaria

Glycymeris nummaria Temporal range: Pliocene - Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Right valve of Glycymeris nummaria
Left valve of Glycymeris nummaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Arcida
Family:	Glycymerididae
Genus:	Glycymeris
Species:	G. nummaria
Binomial name
Glycymeris nummaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Glycymeris nummaria is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae, the bittersweet clams.

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Description[]

Fossil

The shell of an adult Glycymeris nummaria can be as large as 60 millimetres (2.4 in). It is quite thick, almost circular in shape, with a sculpture of radiating striae and fine concentric lines. The surface is dull and may be dark or pale brown, but also whitish-yellowish. Inside of the shell is glossy, white or pale yellow, often with irregular brown markings.

Distribution and habitat[]

This species is widespread from Norway to the Mediterranean Sea. It lives in sandy-muddy gravels offshore to depths of about 100 metres (330 ft).

References[]

• Melita Peharda, Marija Crnčević, Ivana Bušelić, Chris A. Richardson and Daria Ezgeta-Balić - Growth And Longevity of Glycymeris nummaria (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Eastern Adriatic, Croatia

External links[]

• Najdek M., Ezgeta-Balić D., Blažina M., Crnčević M. & Peharda M. (2016). "Potential food sources of Glycymeris nummaria (Mollusca: Bivalvia) during the annual cycleindicated by fatty acid analysis". Scientia Marina 80(1): 123-129. doi:10.3989/scimar.04267.23A.

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