Gafrarium pectinatum
Gafrarium pectinatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tumid venus
Gafrarium pectinatum
photo by FAO

Family:  Veneridae (venus clams)
Max. size:  4.8 cm SHL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea: from East and South Africa, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and south to Queensland and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 75831. Intertidal, in coarse sand (Ref. 75831) to sublittoral areas (Ref. 345). Also found in mangroves (Ref. 75840).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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