Saxidomus gigantea

Saxidomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Subkingdom:	Metazoa
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Heterodonta
Order:	Veneroida
Superfamily:	Veneroidea
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Saxidomus
Species:	S. gigantea
Binomial name
	Saxidomus gigantea; (Deshayes, 1839)
Synonyms
	Saxidomus gigantea brevis Dall, 1916 ; Saxidomus giganteus Deshayes, 1839 ; Venerupis gigantea Deshayes, 1839 ; Venus maxima Philippi, 1846;

Saxidomus gigantea, common name the butter clam, is a large edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.^[1] It can be found along the western coast of North America, ranging from the Aleutian Islands to San Francisco Bay.^[2]

Numerous valves of this species have been found in the shell middens on Sidney Island in British Columbia, Canada.^[3]

References

^ "Saxidomus giganteus The Butter Clam". Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Cowles, Dave (2005). "Saxidomus gigantea". Invertebrates of the Salish Sea. Walla Walla University. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^ The Great Blue Heron by Robert W. Butler [1]

Rosenberg, G. (2015). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Saxidomus gigantea". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

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