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Two-spotted Bittersweet Clam

Glycymeris bimaculata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 3, February 1, March 0, April 5, May 1, June 0, July 3, August 7, September 0, October 6, November 0, December 0.
Spain26
Andalucía24
Greece13
Portugal11
FARO11
Macedonia-Thrace4
Crete3
Egean3
Peloponisos-W. Greece & Ionian2
Croatia2

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

Sources

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