| Common littleneck clam | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Metazoa |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Protothaca |
| Species: | P. staminea |
| Binomial name | |
| Protothaca staminea (Conrad, 1837) |
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Protothaca staminea, or the Pacific littleneck clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.[1] This species of mollusc was exploited by early humans in North America; for example, Chumash peoples of Central California harvested this creature from Morro Bay approximately 1000 years ago.[2]