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Line 1: {{Short description\|Species of mollusc}} ~~{{Taxobox~~ {{Distinguish\|small ~~name = ''Dog~~dog cockle''}} {{Speciesbox \| name = Dog cockle \| image = Glycymeris glycymeris.jpg \| image_caption = A live individual of ''Glycymeris glycymeris'' with [[periostracum]] \| ~~regnum~~genus = ~~[[Animal]]ia~~Glycymeris \| species = ~~'''''Glycymeris~~ glycymeris~~'''''~~▼ ~~\| phylum = [[Mollusk\|Mollusca]]~~ \| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus\|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae\|1758]]) ~~\| classis = [[Bivalvia]]~~ ~~\| subclassis = [[Pteriomorphia]]~~ ~~\| ordo = [[Arcoida]]~~ ~~\| superfamilia =~~ ~~\| familia = [[Glycymerididae]]~~ ~~\| genus = ''[[Glycymeris]]''~~ ▲\| species = '''''Glycymeris glycymeris''''' ~~\| species_authority = ([[Linnaeus]], 1758)~~ }} The '''dog cockle''' or '''European bittersweet''', (''Glycymeris glycymeris'',) is a [[species]] of [[marine (ocean)\|marine]] clam, a [[coast]]al [[bivalve]] [[mollusc]] of [[Europe]]an waters. Despite its [[common name]], it is not closely related to the [[common cockle]]. While the English [[common name]] "dog cockle" implies an inferior food that might only be suitable for animals, this shellfish is edible and enjoyed in many European countries,<ref>Wendy Sweetser, ''The Connoisseur's Guide to Fish & Seafood'' (Sterling, 2009), p. 137.</ref> although the flesh has a reputation for becoming tough if overcooked. In France it is called an ''amande de mer'' or "sea almond", due to its apparently sweet and almond-like flavour.<ref>"Amande de mer: smooth-shelled shellfish, like a small clam, with a sweet, almost almond flavor." Patricia Wells' French/English Food Glossary, http://www.patriciawells.com/glossary/atoz/a.htm</ref>▼ ▲While the English [[common name]] "dog cockle" implies an inferior food that might only be suitable for animals, this shellfish is edible and enjoyed in many European countries,<ref>Wendy Sweetser, ''The Connoisseur's Guide to Fish & Seafood'' (Sterling, 2009), p. 137.</ref> although the flesh has a reputation for becoming tough if overcooked. InIts ~~France~~name itin ~~is called an~~French (''amande de mer'') orand Spanish (''almendra de mar'') means "sea almond", due to its apparently sweet and almond-like flavour.<ref>"Amande de mer: smooth-shelled shellfish, like a small clam, with a sweet, almost almond flavor." [http://www.patriciawells.com/glossary/atoz/a.htm Patricia Wells' French/English Food Glossary,] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312101250/http://www.patriciawells.com/glossary/atoz/a.htm \|date=March 12, 2010 }}</ref> ==Habitat== The dog cockle is a ~~burrowing~~[[burrow]]ing animal, living in shelly [[gravel]] on the [[ocean floor]] at depths up to 100 m (330 ft). ==Shell description== The shell, which reaches 6.5 cm in length, is thick, and almost circular in outline. The anterior hinge line curves more steeply downwards than the posterior. The shell varies in colour, being brown, yellow or a light purplish-red in colour. It can be uniformly coloured, or it can show irregular, concentric zigzags on a cream background. The [[periostracum]] is dark brown and forms a broad band around the shell margin; it is [[velvet]]y in texture. The inside of the shell is normally brown within the [[pallial line]]. The inner surface of the shell has 6six to 12 teeth on either side of the beak.▼ ~~[[File:Glycymeris glycymeris Meermandel.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Two beachworn valves of ''Glycymeris glycymeris'' from [[Wales]]]]~~ ▲The [[periostracum]] is dark brown and forms a broad band around the shell margin; it is [[velvet]]y in texture. The inside of the shell is normally brown within the [[pallial line]]. The inner surface of the shell has 6 to 12 teeth on either side of the beak. <div align=center> Right and left valve of the same specimen: <gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> File:Glycymeris glycymeris 01.jpg\|Right valve File:Glycymeris glycymeris 02.jpg\|Left valve </gallery> </div align=center> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Clear}} ==External links== {{Commons category\|Glycymeris glycymeris}} * [https://archive.today/20130104180116/http://www.springerlink.com/content/r63k184f35lanf19/ Improving the edibility of the Dog cockle] {{Taxonbar\|from=Q1916880}} [[Category:Glycymerididae]]▼ ~~[[Category:British Isles coastal fauna\|Cockle, dog]]~~ [[deCategory:~~Meermandel~~Glycymeris]] [[Category:Bivalves described in 1758]] ~~[[fr:Amande de mer]]~~ ▲[[Category:~~Glycymerididae~~Edible molluscs]] [[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]] [[Category:Bivalves of Europe]]