Field marks
Oval shell with radial ribs and growth lines crossing into a fine lattice; pattern and colour vary greatly
- Size
- Shell length 3–5 cm
- Habitat
- Mid to lower intertidal and shallow subtidal muddy sand, burrowing
- Distribution
- Throughout the Chinese coast
- Diet
- Filter feeder
- Counted in
- individuals
- Notes
- Seeded on a large scale in the north
Habitats
Easily confused with
References
Profile compiled from common references; awaiting expert review.
Same family
Other species in Veneridae
Asiatic hard clam
Meretrix meretrix
Shell length up to 10 cm
Chinese cyclina
Cyclina sinensis
Shell length about 5 cm
Observations