Biology:Saxidomus purpurata
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Saxidomus purpurata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Saxidomus |
| Species: | S. purpurata
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| Binomial name | |
| Saxidomus purpurata Sowerby II, 1852
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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]
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14313912 entry
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