Saxidomus gigantea
| Saxidomus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Metazoa |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Saxidomus |
| Species: | S. gigantea |
| Binomial name | |
| Saxidomus gigantea (Deshayes, 1839) | |
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Saxidomus gigantea, common name the butter clam, is a large edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.[1] It can be found along the western coast of North America, ranging from the Aleutian Islands to San Francisco Bay.[2]
Numerous valves of this species have been found in the shell middens on Sidney Island in British Columbia, Canada.[3]
References
- ↑ "Saxidomus giganteus The Butter Clam". Archived from the original on February 16, 2012.
- ↑ Cowles, Dave (2005). "Saxidomus gigantea". Invertebrates of the Salish Sea. Walla Walla University. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ The Great Blue Heron by Robert W. Butler
External links
- Rosenberg, G. (2015). P. Bouchet, S. Gofas & G. Rosenberg, eds. "Saxidomus gigantea". World Marine Mollusca database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
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