Meretrix lyrata

Meretrix lyrata, the lyrate Asiatic hard clam, also known simply as the hard clam (Vietnamese: Nghêu Bến Tre), is an edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.

Lyrate asiatic hard clam
A whole shell of Meretrix lyrata showing both the outside and the inside
Live Meretrix lyrata for sale as sea food in a market in Haikou City, Hainan Province, China
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Meretrix
Species:
M. lyrata
Binomial name
Meretrix lyrata
(Sowerby, 1851)
Synonyms

Cytherea lyrata Sowerby, 1851

This species occurs along the coasts of Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines and South China.

Culinary use

In Vietnam, these hard clams are eaten boiled, steamed or roasted. They are an important export in the eastern and southern parts of Vietnam.[1]

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References
  1. "BIVALVES". Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Fisheries Informatic Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
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