MolluscaBase - Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758)

(of Arca glycymeris Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Type data

Note Guernsey, English Channel

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Type locality Guernsey, English Channel [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from Norway to southern Morocco, also Canary Islands and Madeira. Gorringe seamount, moderately common in...

Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from Norway to southern Morocco, also Canary Islands and Madeira. Gorringe seamount, moderately common in 96-180 m (deeper than along mainland coasts). [details]

Distribution It is not known for sure if this species can be found at the Belgian coast.

Distribution It is not known for sure if this species can be found at the Belgian coast. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140025 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

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original description (of Arca glycymeris Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 695 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Glycymeris orbicularis da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 168-169; pl. 11 fig. 2 [details]

original description (of Pectunculus marmoratus Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]

original description (of Arca minima W. Turton, 1819) Turton, W. (1819). A conchological dictionary of the British Islands. J. Booth, London, xxvii + 272 pp., 28 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/29692
page(s): 8 [details]

original description (of Glycymeris wagenwoorti Lacourt, 1977) Lacourt A.W. (1977). Contribution à la connaissance de la faune marine de la région d'Arcachon. Zoologische Mededelingen 52: 223-253, available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/318031/ZM1977052020.pdf [details]

original description (of Pectunculus dautzenbergi De Gregorio, 1892) De Gregorio, A. (1892). Sul genere Pectunculus precipuamente sulle specie viventi mediterranee e fossili nel Terziario superiore. il Naturalista Siciliano. 11 (5): 106-114., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11106926
page(s): 109 [details]

original description (of Pectunculus punctatus Calcara, 1840) Calcara P. (1840). Monografie dei generi Clausilia e Bulimo coll'aggiunta di alcune nuove specie di conchiglie siciliane esistenti nella collezione della Sig. Teresa Gargotta in Salinas. Palermo, Muratori 54 p: , available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN64022346X [details]

original description (of Pectunculus glycymeris var. globosa Jeffreys, 1869) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). British conchology. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 175 [details]

original description (of Pectunculus glycymeris var. typica Monterosato, 1892) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Nota intorno ai Pectunculus dei mari d'Europa. Il Naturalista Siciliano. 11(6–8): 143–155 [March 1st, 1892]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11106963
page(s): 144 [details]

original description (of Pectunculus glycymeris var. bavayi Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1891) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 199 [details]

original description (of Pectunculus glycymeris var. obscura Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1891) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309 [details]

original description (of Pectunculus glycymeris var. zigzag Dautzenberg, 1893) Dautzenberg, Ph. (1893). Liste des Mollusques marins recueillis à Granville et à Saint-Pair. J. conchyliol. XLI: 16-30. (look up in IMIS) [details]

original description (of Pectunculus glycymeris var. lineolata Dautzenberg, 1893) Dautzenberg, Ph. (1893). Liste des Mollusques marins recueillis à Granville et à Saint-Pair. J. conchyliol. XLI: 16-30. (look up in IMIS) [details]

context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring data in function of wind energy development in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [details]

additional source Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Nolf F. & Swinnen F. (2013) The Glycymerididae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) of the NE Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Neptunea 12(3): 1-35. [details]

additional source Purroy, A.; Šegvić-Bubić, T.; Holmes, A.; Bušelić, I.; Thébault, J.; Featherstone, A.; Peharda, M. (2016). Combined use of morphological and molecular tools to resolve species mis-Identifications in the Bivalvia. The case of Glycymeris glycymeris and G. pilosa. PLoS One. 11(9): e0162059., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162059 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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Biology Type of larval development: not documented [inferred from prodissoconch morphology to be short planktonic, non-planktotrophic] [details]

Diagnosis Shell large, up to 65 mm long, solid, equivalve, circular in shape and inflated, equilateral. Umbos situated on the vertical midline, very slightly prosogyrous, separated from the hinge line by a narrow triangular area covered by the ligament, which is dark brown. Sculpture of very fine comarginal cords and radial striae, giving a reticulated appearance under high magnification. Hinge wide and arched, taxodont, with no teeth under the umbo and between 6 and 12 teeth on each side. Exterior brown or yellowish, with irregular streaks of dark brown. Interior white, with a variable extension of brown patches. Periostracum more or less hairy, dark brown.

Glycymeris pilosa is a Mediterranean form with a stronger and densely hairy periostracum, considered by some authors as a distinct species, but could be an ecophenotype on more muddy bottoms.
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Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from Norway to southern Morocco, also Canary Islands and Madeira. Gorringe seamount, moderately common in 96-180 m (deeper than along mainland coasts). [details]

Type locality Guernsey, English Channel [details]

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Distribution It is not known for sure if this species can be found at the Belgian coast. [details]

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Definitions

Language	Name
Albanian	bajame deti	[details]
Dutch	marmerschelpkamschelpgewone marmerschelp	[details]
English	orbicular arkdog-cockledog cocklecombshell	[details]
French	amande marbréeamande de mer	[details]
German	MeermandelMandelmuschelGemeine SamtmuschelEnglisches PastetchenArchenkammmuschel	[details]
Modern Greek (1453-)	Χοντραχιβάδα Ευρώπης	[details]
Portuguese	castanhola	[details]
Spanish	almendra de mar	[details]