Sinonovacula constricta
Appearance
(Redirected from Chinese razor clam)
Sinonovacula constricta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Adapedonta |
Family: | Pharidae |
Genus: | Sinonovacula |
Species: | S. constricta
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Binomial name | |
Sinonovacula constricta |
Sinonovacula constricta, the constricted tagelus, Chinese razor clam or Agemaki clam, is a commercially important species of bivalve native to the estuaries and mudflats of China and Japan. It is extensively aquafarmed in China and other countries, with 742,084 tons worth US$667,876,000 harvested in 2008.[3]
Clams from Duotou village in Putian city, Fujian are particularly famous, and are a key ingredient in Putian cuisine.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Rudo von Cosel (2010). "Sinonovacula constricta (Lamarck, 1818)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Fisheries and Aquaculture - Global Production". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "World aquaculture production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc., by principal species in 2008" (PDF). Fisheries Global Information System. Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "I Flew to Fujian to Uncover PUTIEN's Michelin-Star Winning Secrets". 21 June 2019.