Glycymeris aspersa, common name the clothed bittersweet, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae, the bittersweets.
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.
This species can be found in the East and South China Seas,[4] as well as around Japan. It lives buried in sand or gravel.
Glycymeris aspersa, common name the clothed bittersweet, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae, the bittersweets.
Glycymeris aspersa is een tweekleppigensoort uit de familie van de Glycymerididae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1850 door Adams & Reeve.
Bronnen, noten en/of referenties花蚶蜊(学名:Glycymeris aspersa),又名衣蚶蜊(Glycymeris vestita)[4][2],是魁蛤目蚶蜊科蚶蜊属的一种 [4][2][1][3]。
本物種外殼的直徑可達36 – 46 mm。牠們有着堅實的外殼,輪廓近似圓形,相當扁平。在外殼的白色底色上有着斑駁的褐色斑紋。殼的內部也是白色的。在現實生活中,牠們的外殼經常都有部分被非常緻密的棕色覆蓋着,那是來自於牠們的外殼膜(periostracum)。
主要分布於南中國海及東中國海[4],還有日本周邊的淺海海域。常栖息在潮下带20米[4]的沙或碎石堆裡。