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Glycymeris glycymeris

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Dog Cockle

Also known as: Orbicular Ark, European Bittersweet, European Bittersweet Clam, Combshell

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Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Arcida

Family

Glycymerididae

Other species in Glycymerididae

Tucetona pectinata

Comb Bittersweet

Glycymeris spectralis

Spectral Bittersweet Clam

Glycymeris nummaria

Violet Bittersweet

Glycymeris bimaculata

Two-Spotted Bittersweet Clam