Know the difference between our clams and the Manila clams


Pullet Carpet Shell
good clam


Pullet
Carpet Shell

(Venerupis corrugata)


NATIVE SPECIES

Shell shape oval-elongated.

Shell pattern cream and brownish, concentric radial lines, thin and irregular, marked on the posterior part of the shell.

Siphons together.

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.