Glycymeris yessoensis (lat.) - a species of bivalve mollusks of the family Glycymerididae .
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| Glycymeris yessoensis Sowerby , 1889 |
Content
- 1 Appearance and structure
- 2 Distribution and habitats
- 3 Behavior
- 4 Development
- 5 Glycymeris yessoensis and man
- 6 Literature
- 7 References
Appearance and structure
Shell length up to 50 (maximum 53), height up to 47 mm. It is rounded, with thick walls. The valves are covered with shallow narrow radial grooves that have a light color. Inside, the sink is grayish, with radial streaking. The ventral margin is serrated, the posterior usually has brown spots. A castle with many teeth. The periostracum is brown, scaly, with concentric rows of setae, usually remaining only at the lower edge of the valves.
Distribution and habitat
It lives off the coast of the Korean Peninsula, southern Primorye, northern Japan, the southern Kuril Islands and southern Sakhalin. Lives on shell-sand deposits at a depth of 4-5 to 15-18 m.
Behavior
They are buried in the soil to a depth of 2-4 cm, while the back edge of the shell looks a little out. Adults can crawl over short distances with their feet. Juveniles are hiding between stones, under empty sinks, and so on.
Development
There is a pelagic larva.
Glycymeris yessoensis and man
Suitable for food. In ancient Bohai, shells of this species were used to make jewelry.
Literature
- Animals and plants of Peter the Great Bay / Zhirmunsky A.V. - Leningrad: Science, 1976. - 364 p.