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Hamaguri

Meretrix lusoria (Röding, 1798)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The hamaguri (Meretrix lusoria) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the hamaguri

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hamaguri live?

Not recorded

Is the hamaguri endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hamaguri classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusMeretrix
  7. SpeciesMeretrix lusoria (Röding, 1798)

Synonyms Cytheraea formosa, Cytherea graphica, Cytherea lusoria, Meretrix formosa, Meretrix virgulata, Venus lusoria

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Asian hard clamEnglish
  • Common oriental clamEnglish
  • Japanese hard clamEnglish
  • Poker chip venusEnglish
  • Poker-chip venusEnglish
  • venuška leskláCzech
  • En art venusmuslingDanish
  • Japanische VenusmuschelGerman
  • cythérée du JaponFrench
  • ハマグリJapanese
  • 백합Korean
  • Japanse venusschelpDutch
  • 文蛤Chinese
  • Indopazifische VenusmuschelGerman
  • Japanese venusschelpDutch
  • 蚶仔Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hamaguri

Other species in the same genus Meretrix.

Hard clam

Meretrix lyrata

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Yellow clam

Meretrix meretrix

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

CompareHamaguri vs Hard clamHamaguri vs Yellow clamHamaguri vs Asian backwater clamHamaguri vs Flat-furrow hard clam

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hamaguri?

The hamaguri (Meretrix lusoria) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hamaguri (Meretrix lusoria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hamaguri

MLA

“Hamaguri (Meretrix lusoria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hamaguri.

BibTeX
@misc{hamaguri_2026,
  title = {Hamaguri (Meretrix lusoria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hamaguri},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}