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Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Family Veneridae
White venus clam
awaiting identification*
Family Veneridae
updated May 2020
Where seen? This plain smooth whitish clam is sometimes seen on some of our shores, lying loose among coral rubble and under stones.

Features:
About 4cm. Shell thick, squarish, quite smooth with very fine ridges in concentric rings. Usually plain, mostly white with dark irregular blotches.

Pulau Sekudu, Mar 07

*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.

White venus clams on Singapore shores
On wildsingapore flickr

Other sightings on Singapore shores


Pulau Hantu, May 09
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr.

Pulau Kusu, Apr 17
Photo shared by Marcus Ng on facebook.
 
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