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Pacific Littleneck Clam

Leukoma staminea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 183, February 159, March 165, April 205, May 199, June 147, July 125, August 128, September 162, October 166, November 213, December 164.
United States2,455
California2,017
Canada590
British Columbia590
Washington370
Oregon58
Alaska21
Mexico5
Baja California5
Nevada4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderVenerida
FamilyVenus Clams · Veneridae
GenusLeukoma

Sources

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