Paphia undulata

Paphia undulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Paphia
Species: P. undulata
Binomial name
Paphia undulata
Born, 1778
Paphia undulata used as food in Thailand

Paphia undulata is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. This species inhabits inshore shallow sandy seabed in Southeast Asia. It is used as food in some Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Vietnam.

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