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Gafrarium pectinatum

Classification

Family
Veneridae

Gafrarium pectinatum, also known as Gafrarium tumidum, is a species of the genus Gafrarium in the family of Veneridae, order Veneroida in the bivalve class. They are edible clams. WoRMS believe the latter is the synonyms of the other one, but malocologist from Taiwan distinguish the two from the patterns of their shells Distribution Mainly distributed in Japan, Taiwan (mainly at east shore of the Taiwan Strait, but also scattered along the Pacific shore), South China Sea (Hainan Island and Daya Bay, Singapore, Malaysia), Thailand (both Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Belgium · 2