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National Natural Monument
Molluscs
Asian Hard Clam
Meretrix lusoria
The Asian Hard Clam is a bivalve of sandy-muddy river mouths and tidal flats, long tied to Japanese food culture and the shell-matching game. It has declined in many places through reclamation and water changes. At the Manose River estuary in Kagoshima it is protected as part of the tidal-flat community designated as a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Meretrix lusoria
- Group
- Molluscs
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima
- 日本語
- ハマグリ
- 简体中文
- 文蛤
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The Asian Hard Clam is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.
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