Know the difference between our clams and the Manila Clam


Macha Clam
Grooved Carpet Shell


Grooved 
Carpet Shell

(Ruditapes decussatus)


NATIVE SPECIES

Shell shape quadrangular outline, with pronounced reticulation at the posterior and anterior ends.

Shell pattern cream, brown or grey color.

Siphons totally separate.

Meat white, occupying the entire shell.

Manila
Clam

(Ruditapes philippinarum)


NON-NATIVE SPECIES

Shell shape oval

Shell pattern brownish color, with pronounced reticulation over the entire surface. Internally, the shell has a purplish hue.

Siphons fully together.

Meat orange, smaller than in native species.

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