Field marks
Rounded-triangular shell, smooth and porcelain-like, often with brown zigzag or wavy marks
- Size
- Shell length up to 10 cm
- Habitat
- Intertidal and shallow sandy bottoms near estuaries
- Distribution
- Chinese coast
- Diet
- Filter feeder
- Counted in
- individuals
Profile compiled from common references; awaiting expert review.
Same family
Other species in Veneridae
Manila clam
Ruditapes philippinarum
Shell length 3–5 cm
Chinese cyclina
Cyclina sinensis
Shell length about 5 cm
Observations