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Glycymeris glycymeris Dog cockle

Glycymeris glycymerisis commonly referred to as Dog cockle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
5818 
AphiaID:
140025 
Scientific:
Glycymeris glycymeris 
German:
Meermandel, Gemeine Samtmuschel 
English:
Dog Cockle 
Category:
Sea Shells 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Arcida (Order) > Glycymerididae (Family) > Glycymeris (Genus) > glycymeris (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Algeria, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Morocco, Northern Africa, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland), West Africa 
Size:
2.56" - 3.54" (6.5cm - 9cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Glycymeris adenensis
  • Glycymeris aequilatera
  • Glycymeris albolineata
  • Glycymeris americana
  • Glycymeris arabica
  • Glycymeris aspersa
  • Glycymeris bimaculata
  • Glycymeris boucheti
  • Glycymeris concentrica
  • Glycymeris connollyi
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-08-01 21:51:56 

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Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms:
Arca glycymeris Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Arca minima Turton, 1819
Glycymeris orbicularis da Costa, 1778
Pectunculus dautzenbergii Gregorio, 1892
Pectunculus marmoratus Lamarck, 1819

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Arcida (Order) > Arcoidea (Superfamily) > Glycymerididae (Family) > Glycymeris (Genus) > Glycymeris glycymeris (Species)

Scientific paper

  1. The dog cockle, Glycymeris glycymeris (L.), a new annually-resolved sclerochronological archive for the Irish Sea, Brocas, W.M.; Reynolds, D.J.; Butler, P.G.; Richardson, C.A.; Scourse, J.D.; Ridgway, I.D.; Ramsay, K. , 2013
  2. Structural analysis and paleoenvironmental potential of dog cockle shells (Glycymeris glycymeris) in Brittany, northwest France, Royer, Clémence; Thébault, Julien; Chauvaud, Laurent; Olivier, Frédéric , 2013
  3. Statistic approach on taphonomic phenomena in shells ofGlycymeris glycymeris(Bivalvia: Glycymerididae) and its significance in the fossil record, Nicole S. Rogalla; Michael R. W. Amler, 2007
  4. A comparative ecophysiological study of two infaunal filter-feeding bivalves: Paphia rhomboı̈des and Glycymeris glycymeris, Marie Savina; Stéphane Pouvreau, 2004
  5. Causes of shell scarring in dog cockles Glycymeris glycymeris L., K Ramsay; C.A Richardson; M.J Kaiser, 2001
  6. Can shell scars on dog cockles (Glycymeris glycymeris L.) be used as an indicator of fishing disturbance?, K Ramsay; M.J Kaiser; C.A Richardson; L.O Veale; A.R Brand, 2000
  7. Tenderisation of the dog cockle (Glycymeris glycymeris) meat by polyphosphates, I. Batista; I. Vidal; H. M. Lourenço; I. Sousa; M. L. Nunes, 1999
  8. Variations of fatty acid contents in selected tissues of the female dog cockle (Glycymeris glycymeris L., Mollusca, Bivalvia) during the annual cycle, Camille Galap; Pierre Netchitaı̈lo; François Leboulenger; Jean-Pierre Grillot, 1999
  9. Seasonal variations in biochemical constituents during the reproductive cycle of the female dog cockleGlycymeris glycymeris, C. Galap; F. Leboulenger; J.-P. Grillot, 1997
  10. Osmoregulation in Three Molluscs: Acanthochitona discrepans (Brown), Glycymeris glycymeris (L.) and Mytilus edulis (L.), Raymond Gilles, 1972
  11. Observations on burrowing in Glycymeris glycymeris (L.) (Bivalvia, Arcacea), A.D. Ansell; E.R. Trueman, 1967

External links

  1. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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