Mo. 28 GAFRARIUM PECTINATUM( File- ribbed venus clam)

 

Phylum : Mollusca

Class    : Bivalvia

Order  : Lepetellida

Family  : Veneridae

Genus  :  Gafrarium

Species     :  pectinatum

 

DESCRIPTION

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 another one, but malocologist from Taiwan distinguish the two from the patterns of their shells. Mainly distributed in Japan, Taiwan (mainly at east shoreof the Taiwan Strait, but also scattered along the Pacific shore), South China Sea (Hainan Island and Daya Bay, Singapore, Malaysia), as well as Phuket province of Thailand near Malaysia. Also seen in Chagos Archipelago and Seychelles of Indian Ocean. After the opening of the Suez Canal, this species was brought from the Indo-Pacific Oceans to the Red Sea as well as the Mediterranean Sea.

IUCN Status: Not evaluated.