Ruditapes largillierti
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| Ruditapes largillierti | |
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| Ruditapes largillierti, exterior of a left valve | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Ruditapes |
| Species: | R. largillierti |
| Binomial name | |
| Ruditapes largillierti (Philippi, 1849) |
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Ruditapes largillierti, is a saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
It has limited use to people and the seafood industry because it resides in very deep Ocean water and contains a very common pearl.
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