The dog cockle or European bittersweet (Glycymeris glycymeris) is a species of marine clam, a coastal bivalve mollusc of European waters.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of European Bittersweet Clam being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Glycymeris striatularis
- Glycymeris gigantea
- Glycymeris pilosa
- Glycymeris bimaculata
- Glycymeris yessoensis
- Tucetona laticostata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Arcida
- Family
- Glycymerididae
- Genus
- Glycymeris
- Species
- Glycymeris glycymeris
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