| Hamaguri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Veneridae |
| Suborder: | Meretricinae |
| Genus: | Meretrix |
| Species: | M. lusoria |
| Binomial name | |
| Meretrix lusoria Roeding, 1798 |
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The hamaguri or common orient clam, Meretrix lusoria, is a clam found in Japan. It is commercially exploited for sushi, and its shells are traditionally used to make white go stones.