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Saxidomus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Saxidomus

Higher classification
  
Veneridae

Order
  
Veneroida

Family
  
Veneridae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Bivalvia, Molluscs, Saxidomus gigantea, Leukoma staminea, Leukoma

Saxidomus, common name the "Washington clams", is a genus of large edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.

Saxidomus PURPURATUS SAXIDOMUS

The species Saxidomus gigantea is known as the "butter clam".

The word saxitoxin (the neurotoxin found in paralytic shellfish poisoning) is derived from the genus name Saxidomus.

Species

Species within the genus Saxidomus include:

  • Saxidomus gigantea
  • Saxidomus nuttalli
  • Saxidomus purpurata

    • Saxidomus Bivalves Veneridae Petricolidae

    Saxidomus PURPURATUS SAXIDOMUS

    Saxidomus Butter clam Saxidomus gigantea Biodiversity of the Central Coast


    Saxidomus HomeNATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM ROTTERDAM Mollusca Bivalvia

    References

    Saxidomus Wikipedia
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