Violet Bittersweet (Glycymeris nummaria)

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Glycymeris nummaria

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Violet Bittersweet

Also known as: Violet Bittersweet Clam

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Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Arcida

Family

Glycymerididae

Other species in Glycymerididae

Tucetona pectinata

Tucetona pectinata

Comb Bittersweet

Glycymeris glycymeris

Glycymeris glycymeris

Dog Cockle

Glycymeris spectralis

Glycymeris spectralis

Spectral Bittersweet Clam

Glycymeris bimaculata

Glycymeris bimaculata

Two-Spotted Bittersweet Clam

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