Gafrarium pectinatum,[2][3] also known as Gafrarium tumidum,[4][5] is a species of the genus Gafrarium in the family of Veneridae, order Veneroida in the bivalve class. They are edible clams.[5] WoRMS believe the latter is the synonyms of the other one,[6] but malocologist from Taiwan distinguish the two from the patterns of their shells[3][5][2][4]
Mainly distributed in Japan[4], Taiwan (mainly at east shore[2][4] of the Taiwan Strait,[7] but also scattered along the Pacific shore[2][4]), South China Sea (Hainan Island and Daya Bay, Singapore, Malaysia[5][8]), as well as Phuket province of Thailand near Malaysia. Also seen in Chagos Archipelago[6][9] and Seychelles of Indian Ocean. After the opening of the Suez Canal, this species was brought from the Indo-Pacific Oceans to the Red Sea as well as the Mediterranean Sea.[10]
This clam is usually fried or cooked into soup.
Gafrarium pectinatum, also known as Gafrarium tumidum, is a species of the genus Gafrarium in the family of Veneridae, order Veneroida in the bivalve class. They are edible clams. WoRMS believe the latter is the synonyms of the other one, but malocologist from Taiwan distinguish the two from the patterns of their shells
