Paratapes undulatus
| Paratapes undulatus | |
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| A view of a valve of Paratapes undulatus. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Paratapes |
| Species: | P. undulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paratapes undulatus Born, 1778 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paratapes undulatus, common name undulate venus, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]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).[2]
Description
[edit]Shells of Paratapes undulatus can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in).[2]
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
Right valve
Left valve
Human culture
[edit]These clams are a popular food in most Asian countries including China, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
Gallery
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Paratapes undulatus, museum specimen
Paratapes undulatus used as food in Thailand
References
[edit]- Huber M. (2015). Compendium of bivalves 2. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp
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