Surf clam
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For a related species, see Atlantic surf clam.
| Surf clam | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Metazoa |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Mactroidea |
| Family: | Mactridae |
| Genus: | Spisula |
| Species: | S. solida |
| Binomial name | |
| Spisula solida (Linné, 1758) |
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The surf clam, Spisula solida, is a medium sized marine clam or bivalve mollusc. Up to 5 cm long, like many clams it is a sediment-burrowing filter feeder.[1][2]
This species of clam is found at scattered locations around the British and Irish coasts.
The shell of the surf clam is the main ingredient in the Japanese food wash-solution Surfcera (or Anshin Yasai 安心やさい).
[edit] References
- ^ Spisula solida, a MarLIN entry
- ^ Spisula solida ,a Marbef entry
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