Animal
Bivalves
Animal Name
Anomalocardia squamosa (Linnaeus)
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Veneroida
Family
Veneridae

Characteristic Features

-Small, very thick, trigonal, inflated shell with a moderately pointed
posterior end

-Numerous closely spaced radical ribs which are nodulous or scaly

-With a pale unicolorous shell and distinct radical ribs

-2-4am in length

Ecology
Habitat
Sandy shore
Distribution
Indo-Pacific (West Pacific), Japonic
Locations
Wong Shek, Sam Pui Chau (Soft Shores), Tai Tam (Soft Shores)