''Spisula sachalinensis'' (
Japanese: , or , ;
Uilta: ), the Sakhalin surf clam, is a
species of edible saltwater
clam in the family
Mactridae
Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.
Description
These clams have two short siphons, each with a horny sheath. The shell is shaped like a rounded- ...
, the surf clams or trough clams. It is commonly referred to as surf clam or Arctic surf clam, though the latter can also refer to ''
Mactromeris polynyma''.
The species is commercially exploited and widely used for
sushi in Japan.
[孔 宁,李 琪,丛日浩,王庆]
库页岛厚蛤蜊的人工繁殖和胚胎发育
海洋科学,2011,(10):6-10 The species is found in
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, and numerous other areas.
References
External links
More information on the species
Mactridae
Molluscs described in 1862
Molluscs of Japan
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