Glycymeris glycymeris

Submitted by Steve Wilkinson on Sat, 05/12/2009 22:15

Distribution and status

CommonDistributed from the Baltic south to the Iberian Peninsula and into the Mediterranean.

Ecology and behaviour

Burrows in muddy sand or shelly gravel where it filter feeds.

Key identification features

Almost round in outline
Each valve has two rows of 6-12 teeth

Taxon version key

[NBNSYS0000175494]

Sort order

9260

Taxonomic group

Marine bivalve

Read more about Glycymeris glycymeris

Solid shell up to 6.5cm in length. White or cream shell with brown zig-zag lines on the surface; sometimes the whole shell is brown. Colouration may be partially obscurred by thick brown periositracum. The inside of the shell is white or dark brown. The surface of the shell is sculptured with very fine concentric and radiating lines.