Meretrix lyrata

Meretrix lyrata

Lyrate asiatic hard clam, Hard clam

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Meretrix lyrata

Meretrix lyrata, the lyrate Asiatic hard clam, also known simply as the hard clam (Vietnamese: Nghêu Bến Tre), is an edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.

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This species occurs along the coasts of Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines and South China.

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1. Meretrix lyrata Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meretrix_lyrata

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