Meretrix lyrata explained

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.

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:

Culinary use

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]

References

Reid, Shannon (2003). Web site: Meretrix lyrata (Sowerby, 1851). OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, Academy of Natural Sciences.
Web site: NCBI.
Web site: AGROVOC Thesaurus.

Notes and References

Idris . Mohd Hanafi . Abu Hena . Mustafa Kamal . Hamli . Hadi . Rajaee . Amy . Al-Asif . Abdulla- . The molecular approach reveals the relationship among Venus clams (Meretrix spp.) community in Malaysia. Biotropia . 16 December 2022. 29 . 3 . 213–224. 10.11598/btb.2022.29.3.1583 . free .
Web site: BIVALVES. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061004001547/http://www.fistenet.gov.vn/DMSP/index_e.asp?menu=haimanhvo. 2006-10-04. Fisheries Informatic Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam. Retrieved May 25, 2008.