Biology:Meretrix meretrix
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Asiatic hard clam | |
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| File:Meretrix meretrix 01.jpg | |
| Shell of Meretrix meretrix | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Meretrix |
| Species: | M. meretrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Meretrix meretrix, the Asiatic hard clam, is a species of saltwater bivalve in the family Veneridae.[1][2]
Genomics
A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Asiatic hard clam (Meretrix meretrix) was published in 2026. The genome size is approximately 1.03 Gb, with 92.8% of the assembly anchored to 19 chromosomes. The assembly has a BUSCO completeness of 97.9%, and 28,912 protein-coding genes were predicted.[3]
References
- ↑ "Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus, 1758)". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3ZTQC.
- ↑ "Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus, 1758)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/4372749.
- ↑ Zhang, Zhen; Li, Ying; Wang, Qiang; Chen, Jian; Zhao, Feng (2026). "Chromosome-level genome assemblies of two hard clams (Meretrix lamarckii and Meretrix meretrix)". Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07079-5. PMID 41896227.
Wikidata ☰ Q13837036 entry
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