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Northern bittersweet

Glycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The northern bittersweet (Glycymeris septentrionalis) is a species in the family Glycymerididae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the northern 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 northern bittersweet live?

Not recorded

Is the northern 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 northern bittersweet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyGlycymerididae
  6. genusGlycymeris
  7. SpeciesGlycymeris septentrionalis (Middendorff, 1849)

Synonyms Axinaea profunda, Axinaea subobsoleta, Axinea profunda, Glycymeris coalingensis, Glycymeris conradi, Glycymeris corteziana, Glycymeris gabbi, Glycymeris grewingki, Glycymeris guadalupensis, Glycymeris larvata, Glycymeris migueliana, Glycymeris subobsoleta, Pectunculus kaschewarowi, Pectunculus septentrionalis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • California bittersweetEnglish
  • California bittersweet clamEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the northern bittersweet

Other species in the same genus Glycymeris.

Combshell

Glycymeris glycymeris

GlycymerididaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the northern bittersweet?

The northern bittersweet (Glycymeris septentrionalis) 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). Northern bittersweet (Glycymeris septentrionalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-bittersweet

MLA

“Northern bittersweet (Glycymeris septentrionalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-bittersweet.

BibTeX
@misc{northern_bittersweet_2026,
  title = {Northern bittersweet (Glycymeris septentrionalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-bittersweet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}