Meretrix lusoria: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Venerida
Family
Veneridae
Genus
Meretrix
Species
Meretrix lusoria
Scientific Name
Meretrix lusoria

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Meretrix lusoria

Meretrix lusoria, the hamaguri, Asian hard clam or common Orient clam, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. This species is native to Asia, originally described around the waters of Japan. It is commercially exploited for sushi, and its shells are traditionally used to make white go stones.

The hamaguri clam is the subject of a haiku by Matsuo Bashō.

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Meretrix lusoria in languages:

Chinese
文蛤
Chinese
蚶仔
Czech
venuška lesklá
Danish
En art venusmusling
Dutch
Japanese venusschelp
English
Japanese Hard Clam
English
Poker Chip Venus
English
Poker-chip Venus
English
Hamaguri
Japanese
ハマグリ
Korean
백합

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