Spisula sachalinensis

Spisula sachalinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Spisula
Species: S. sachalinensis
Binomial name
Spisula sachalinensis
(Schrenck, 1862)[1]

Spisula sachalinensis (Japanese common name: Ubagai ウバガイ or Hokkigai ホッキ貝, 北寄貝) is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mactridae, the surf clams or trough clams. This species is commercially exploited.

This clam is widely used for sushi in Japan.[2] The species is found in Tomakomai, Hokkaido and numerous other areas.

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References

  1. Spisula sachalinensis (Schrenck, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505775 on 2015-01-23
  2. 孔 宁,李 琪,丛日浩,王庆志,库页岛厚蛤蜊的人工繁殖和胚胎发育[J].海洋科学,2011,(10):6-10
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