Saxidomus purpurata

Saxidomus purpurata, or purple butter clam, is a species of large edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. It is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean near China and Japan from 0–20 metres deep.[1]

Saxidomus purpurata
Saxidomus purpurata in 2020
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Saxidomus
Species:
S. purpurata
Binomial name
Saxidomus purpurata
Sowerby II, 1852

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