About Meretrix lyrata (G.B.Sowerby II, 1851)
Meretrix lyrata, commonly called the lyrate Asiatic hard clam, or simply the hard clam, is known as Nghêu Bến Tre in Vietnamese. It is an edible species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc that belongs to Veneridae, the Venus clam family. This species is found along the coasts of Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo), and South China. In Vietnam, this hard clam is prepared by boiling, steaming, or roasting for eating. It is an important export product from the eastern and southern regions of Vietnam.
