Glycymeris yessoensis is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae. It can be found burrowing in soft sediment in shallow water in the Pacific Ocean around the coasts of China and Japan. It is often associated with a polychaete worm with which it forms a commensal relationship.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hokkaido 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 pilosa
- Glycymeris nummaria
- Glycymeris bimaculata
- Glycymeris longior
- Glycymeris glycymeris
- Tucetona laticostata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Arcida
- Family
- Glycymerididae
- Genus
- Glycymeris
- Species
- Glycymeris yessoensis
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