Biology:Saxidomus purpurata

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Saxidomus purpurata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Saxidomus
Species:
S. purpurata
Binomial name
Saxidomus purpurata
Sowerby II, 1852

Saxidomus purpurata, or purple butter clam, is a species of large edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. It is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean near China and Japan from 0–20 metres deep.[1]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14313912 entry