Glycymeris longior

Glycymeris longior is a species of mollusc of the genus Glycymeris.[1]

Glycymeris longior
Glycymeris longior valve from the Atlantic coast of Argentina.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Glycymerididae
Genus: Glycymeris
Species:
G. longior
Binomial name
Glycymeris longior
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Range

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean, in the southwestern coast of South America, from the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil to the San Matías Gulf in Argentina,[2] with some studies suggesting it might be found up to the northern state of Pará, in Brazil.[3][4]

Habitat

Glycymeris longior is found buried in or just above sandy soils in shallow waters, up to 10 meters deep.[5][6]

References
  1. "Glycymeris longior". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  2. Zelaya, Diego G. (2015-11-13). "Marine Bivalves from the Argentine Coast and Continental Shelf: Species Diversity and Assessment of the Historical Knowledge *". American Malacological Bulletin. 33 (2): 245. doi:10.4003/006.033.0204. ISSN 0740-2783.
  3. Gimenez, Lucas H.; Doldan, María del Socorro; Zaidman, Paula C.; Morsan, Enrique M. (2020-01-13). "Age and growth of Glycymeris longior (Sowerby, 1832) clam at the southern edge of its distribution (Argentine Sea)". Helgoland Marine Research. 74 (1): 2. doi:10.1186/s10152-020-0534-x. ISSN 1438-3888.
  4. Rocha, Valesca Paula; Matthews-Cascon, Helena (2014). "The Family Glycymerididae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from North And Northeast Brazil". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "CdB - Conquiliologia". www.conchasbrasil.org.br. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  6. Museu Nacional/UFRJ. "Glycymeris longior".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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