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Mactra chinensis

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Mactra chinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Mactroidea
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Mactra
Species:
M. chinensis
Binomial name
Mactra chinensis
Philippi, 1846
Synonyms[1]
  • Mactra carneopicta Pilsbry, 1904
  • Mactra sulcataria Reeve, 1854

Mactra chinensis is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae, the trough shells.

Distribution and habitat

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Mactra chinensis is found living in sandy substrates in shallow marine habitats in Vietnam, Korea, Mainland China and Taiwan.[2]

As food

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In Japan, the clam is known as bakagai ("fool clam") or aoyagi. The adductor muscle is called kobashira and is often eaten as sushi.


References

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  1. ^ Wim Decock, Markus Huber (2008). "Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ "國際貝庫" (in Chinese). 台灣貝類資料庫. Retrieved 2009-08-11.