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Violet Bittersweet Clam

Glycymeris nummaria

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 29, February 33, March 19, April 32, May 22, June 5, July 16, August 21, September 17, October 18, November 13, December 22.
Spain247
Andalucía168
Italy119
Nord-Est71
Portugal44
FARO40
Comunitat Valenciana36
France34
Greece33
Occitanie27

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderArk Shells and Allies · Arcida
FamilyBittersweet Clams · Glycymerididae
GenusGlycymeris

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