Animal
Bivalves
Animal Name
Barbatia virescens (Reeve)
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Arcoida
Family
Arcidae

Characteristic Features

-Shell is elongate, rather flat, and somewhat extending toward the posterior
end

-Surface bears fine rags, which grow coarser on the posterior part, and is
covered with a fibrous periostracum

-The interior is pale bluish white

Ecology
Habitat
Coasts
Distribution
Locations
Wong Shek, Sam Pui Chau (Hard Shores), Dragon Beach