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Undulate Venus
Paratapes undulatus
Paratapes undulatus, common name undulate venus, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
From the article Paratapes undulatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
This species inhabits the inshore shallow sandy seabed in the Indo-West Pacific (Red Sea to Papua New Guinea; north to Japan and south to New South Wales).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
These clams are a popular food in most Asian countries including China, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
Wikipedia: “Human culture”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1237800.