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Comb bittersweet

Tucetona pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The comb bittersweet (Tucetona pectinata) is a species in the family Glycymerididae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the comb bittersweet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the comb bittersweet live?

Not recorded

Is the comb bittersweet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the comb bittersweet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyGlycymerididae
  6. genusTucetona
  7. SpeciesTucetona pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Arca pectinata, Glycymeris pectinata, Pectunculus pectinatus, Pectunculus pectinatus carinatus, Pectunculus pectinatus var. carinatus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the comb bittersweet

Other species in the same genus Tucetona.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the comb bittersweet?

The comb bittersweet (Tucetona pectinata) belongs to the family Glycymerididae in the order Arcida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Comb bittersweet (Tucetona pectinata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/comb-bittersweet

MLA

“Comb bittersweet (Tucetona pectinata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/comb-bittersweet.

BibTeX
@misc{comb_bittersweet_2026,
  title = {Comb bittersweet (Tucetona pectinata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/comb-bittersweet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}