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Meretrix lyrata?

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Meretrix lyrata?
01-31-2013, 05:34 AM,
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Meretrix lyrata?
Hi!

I got these shells in the frozen fish section of my local supermarket. I was wondering if they were Meretrix meretrix or meretrix lyrata. Any help is very much appreciated! Wink
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Emma.

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01-31-2013, 11:49 AM,
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Re: Meretrix lyrata?
Hi Emma. With those ribs they will be Meretrix lyrata. All the others of the genus are smooth.
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01-31-2013, 08:58 PM,
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Thanks Dave! I thought they probably were, but I wasn't sure.
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02-12-2013, 10:44 AM,
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You are always welcome Emma. They are farmed commercially and shipped all over the world. Mine came from Washington!
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