Saxidomus gigantea
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Saxidomus gigantea (Deshayes, 1839)
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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.
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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]
External links
- 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.