Asari (asari) - Japanese little neck clam

Japanese: アサリ(浅蜊) - アサリ(英語表記)Japanese little neck
Asari (asari) - Japanese little neck clam
A bivalve of the family Veneridae (illustration), the most commonly found shellfish during clam digging. The shell is 4 cm long, 3 cm high, and 2.8 cm bulge. It is long and oval, with many thin radial ribs on the surface of the shell, which intersect with the growing veins to form a somewhat cloth-like texture. The apex of the shell is slightly forward, followed by a black-brown ligament connecting the left and right sides. The shell color is brighter in young shells, but the color varies greatly from individual to individual, ranging from white to bluish-black, and some have four radiating dark bands, while others have ripple-like or broken lines.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
潮干狩りでもっともふつうにとれるマルスダレガイ科の二枚貝(イラスト)。殻の長さ4cm,高さ3cm,膨らみ2.8cm。長卵形で,殻表には細い多くの放射肋があり,成長脈と交わって多少布目状になる。殻頂はやや前方に寄り,その後に黒褐色の靱帯があって左右両側をつないでいる。殻色は幼貝ほど鮮明であるが,その色は,個体によって変異が著しく,白色から青黒色まで幅があるが,それに4本の放射する濃い色帯のあるものや,さざ波状あるいは折線状などがある。

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