Systematic Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Meretrix
Species: Meretrix lusoria
(Roeding, 1798)
Common name: Common Oriental Calm
 Chinese name: ¶Q¦m°F

 
Characteristic Features

Solid, broadly ovate-trigonal, moderately inflated, slightly inequilateral shell with small umbone. Fine, concentric growth lines. Creamy white, sometimes with pale brown rays and purple color. Periostracum yellowish, glossy. Inside white.
Habitat

Sandy bottom.
Size

~50 - 60 mm (shell length)
Distribution

Indian Ocean & West Pacific.
Commercial
fishery		 Moderately important.