This species inhabits the inshore shallow sandy seabed in the Indo-West Pacific (Red Sea to Papua New Guinea; north to Japan and south to New South Wales).[2]
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Shells of Paratapes undulatus can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in).[2]
paratapes, undulatus, common, name, undulate, venus, species, saltwater, clam, marine, bivalve, mollusk, family, veneridae, venus, clams, view, valve, museum, specimenscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, molluscaclass, bivalviaor. Paratapes undulatus common name undulate venus is a species of saltwater clam a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae the Venus clams 1 Paratapes undulatusA view of a valve of Paratapes undulatus Museum specimenScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass BivalviaOrder VeneridaFamily VeneridaeGenus ParatapesSpecies P undulatusBinomial nameParatapes undulatusBorn 1778SynonymsPaphia undulata Born 1778 Paratapes scordalus Iredale 1936 Venus rimosa Philippi 1847 Venus undulata Born 1778 Contents 1 Distribution and habitat 2 Description 3 Human culture 4 Gallery 5 ReferencesDistribution and habitat editThis species inhabits the inshore shallow sandy seabed in the Indo West Pacific Red Sea to Papua New Guinea north to Japan and south to New South Wales 2 Description editShells of Paratapes undulatus can reach a length of 6 5 centimetres 2 6 in 2 Human culture editThese clams are a popular food in most Asian countries including China the Philippines Thailand and Vietnam Gallery edit nbsp Paratapes undulatus museum specimen nbsp Paratapes undulatus used as food in ThailandReferences edit WoRMS a b Sea Life Base Huber M 2015 Compendium of bivalves 2 Harxheim ConchBooks 907 pp nbsp This bivalve related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paratapes undulatus amp oldid 1057211395, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
