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Updated 8/20/2025

Family Lucinidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Ctena bella

Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 5 feet

 

 BEAUTIFUL CLAM

Empty shells are common in sediment and beach drift, but live animals are uncommonly seen in sand under rocks at any depth.  Attains 1 inch, 25 mm.  Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, and Rapa Nui.