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Updated 8/20/2025

Family Veneridae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Periglypta reticulata

Makena, Maui, 4 feet

RETICULATED CLAM

Fairly common in coarse sand under rocks in shallow water.  The hinge is orange.  Attains 3 inches.  East Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.  Formerly known as Antigona reticulata.