Glycymeris glycymeris
<em>Glycymeris glycymeris</em> (Linnaeus, 1758)
Glycymeris glycymeris
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
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.