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Wavy bittersweet

Glycymeris undata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the wavy 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 wavy bittersweet live?

Not recorded

Is the wavy 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 wavy bittersweet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyGlycymerididae
  6. genusGlycymeris
  7. SpeciesGlycymeris undata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Arca aequilatera, Arca undata, Axinaea pulcherrima, Glycymeris aequilatera, Glycymeris castaneus, Pectunculus castaneus, Pectunculus lineatus, Pectunculus undulatus, Pectunculus variegatus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Atlantic bittersweetEnglish
  • Lined bittersweetEnglish
  • Atlantik-SamtmuschelGerman
  • Gewellte SamtmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wavy 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 wavy bittersweet?

The wavy bittersweet (Glycymeris undata) belongs to the family Glycymerididae in the order Arcida.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Wavy bittersweet (Glycymeris undata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-bittersweet

MLA

“Wavy bittersweet (Glycymeris undata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-bittersweet.

BibTeX
@misc{wavy_bittersweet_2026,
  title = {Wavy bittersweet (Glycymeris undata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-bittersweet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}