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Japanese Littleneck

Ruditapes philippinarum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 267, February 197, March 309, April 486, May 701, June 764, July 818, August 703, September 516, October 385, November 211, December 165.
United States7,229
Alaska5,522
British Columbia1,625
California1,093
Canada974
Washington401
Massachusetts173
China87
Netherlands77
Shandong Province60

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
GenusRuditapes

Sources

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