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. |
*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 |
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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