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Rayed bittersweet clam

Glycymeris radians (Lamarck, 1819)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The rayed bittersweet clam (Glycymeris radians) is a species in the family Glycymerididae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the rayed bittersweet clam

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 rayed bittersweet clam live?

Not recorded

Is the rayed bittersweet clam 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 rayed bittersweet clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyGlycymerididae
  6. genusGlycymeris
  7. SpeciesGlycymeris radians (Lamarck, 1819)

Synonyms Pectunculus radians

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rayed bittersweet clam

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 rayed bittersweet clam?

The rayed bittersweet clam (Glycymeris radians) 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). Rayed bittersweet clam (Glycymeris radians). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-bittersweet-clam

MLA

“Rayed bittersweet clam (Glycymeris radians).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-bittersweet-clam.

BibTeX
@misc{rayed_bittersweet_clam_2026,
  title = {Rayed bittersweet clam (Glycymeris radians)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-bittersweet-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}