Kingdom Animalia Class Bivalvia Family Veneridae Scientific name Protothaca staminea | Phylum Mollusca Order Veneroida Genus Leukoma Rank Species | |
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Similar Leukoma, Saxidomus, Tresus capax, Macoma nasuta, Tresus | ||
Leukoma staminea, common name the Pacific littleneck clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. This species of mollusc was exploited by early humans in North America; for example, the Chumash peoples of Central California harvested these clams in Morro Bay approximately 1,000 years ago.
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