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'''''Protothaca staminea''''' |
'''''Protothaca staminea''''', or the '''Pacific littleneck clam''', is a species of [[bivalve]] [[mollusc]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Veneridae]].<ref>Veneridae, 2001</ref> This species of mollusc was exploited by early humans in [[North America]]; for example, [[Chumash]] peoples of [[Central California]] harvested this creature from [[Morro Bay]] approximately 1000 years ago.<ref>C.M.Hogan, 2008</ref> |
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* Taxonomic family Veneridae (2001) [http://shells.tricity.wsu.edu/ArcherdShellCollection/Bivalvia/Veneridae.html] |
* Taxonomic family Veneridae (2001) [http://shells.tricity.wsu.edu/ArcherdShellCollection/Bivalvia/Veneridae.html] |
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* C. Michael Hogan, ''Los Osos Back Bay'', Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham (2008) [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18353] |
* C. Michael Hogan, ''Los Osos Back Bay'', Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham (2008) [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18353] |
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| Family: | Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
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| Genus: | Protothaca
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| Species: | P. staminea
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| Protothaca staminea (Conrad, 1837)
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Protothaca staminea, or the Pacific littleneck clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.[1] This species of mollusc was exploited by early humans in North America; for example, Chumash peoples of Central California harvested this creature from Morro Bay approximately 1000 years ago.[2]
See also
References
- Taxonomic family Veneridae (2001) [1]
- C. Michael Hogan, Los Osos Back Bay, Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham (2008) [2]
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