Species of bivalve From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Lyrate asiatic hard clam | |
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| A whole shell of Meretrix lyrata showing both the outside and the inside | |
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| Live Meretrix lyrata for sale as sea food in a market in Haikou City, Hainan Province, China | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Meretrix |
| Species: | M. lyrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Meretrix lyrata (Sowerby, 1851) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cytherea lyrata Sowerby, 1851 | |
This species occurs along the coasts of Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo) and South China.[1]
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
In Vietnam, these hard clams are eaten boiled, steamed or roasted. They are an important export in the eastern and southern parts of Vietnam.[2]
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