Know the difference between our clams and the Manila Clam


Macha Clam
Grooved Carpet Shell


Grooved 
Carpet Shell

(R. decussatus)


NATIVE SPECIES

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

Color cream, brown or gray.

Siphons totally separate.

Meat white, occupying the entire shell.

Manila
Clam

(R. philippinarum)


NON-NATIVE SPECIES

Shell oval

Color brownish, 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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