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Meretrix
Meretrix is a genus of edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. They appeared in the fossil record in the Cenomanian age.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Lyrate Hard Clam
speciesMeretrix lyrata
Spotted Hard Clam
speciesMeretrix petechialis
Asian Backwater Clam
speciesMeretrix casta
Japanese Hard Clam
speciesMeretrix lusoria
Asian Hard Clam
speciesMeretrix meretrix
Flat-furrow Hard Clam
speciesMeretrix planisulcata
Meretrix taiwanica
speciesMeretrix taiwanica
Meretrix lamarckii
speciesMeretrix lamarckii
Meretrix morphina
speciesMeretrix morphina
Meretrix astricta
speciesMeretrix astricta
Meretrix tigris
speciesMeretrix tigris
Meretrix subtrigona
speciesMeretrix subtrigona
Meretrix attenuata
speciesMeretrix attenuata
Meretrix vestita
speciesMeretrix vestita
Meretrix aurora
speciesMeretrix aurora
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 332438.