''Glycymeris aspersa'',
common name the clothed bittersweet, is a
species
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of saltwater clam, a
marine bivalve mollusc in the
family
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Glycymerididae, the bittersweets.
Description
''Glycymeris aspersa'' has a shell that reaches a diameter of 36 – 46 mm. It is a sturdy shell, nearly circular in outline and rather flattened. It has mottled brown markings on a white background. The interior is white. In life the external surface is often partially clothed in a very dense brown
periostracum.
Distribution
This species can be found in the
East
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Etymology
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and
South China Sea
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s,
as well as around
Japan. It lives buried in sand or gravel.
References
World Wide Molluscs Species DatabaseConchologyEncyclopedia of lifeEcosystems
External links
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