Ruditapes largillierti
Species of bivalve
| Ruditapes largillierti | |
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| Ruditapes largillierti, exterior of a left valve | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Ruditapes |
| Species: | R. largillierti |
| Binomial name | |
| Ruditapes largillierti (Philippi, 1849) | |
Ruditapes largillierti is a saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. They are moderately large for their genus (45–65 mm long), elongate and subrectangular, thick and solid, with smooth ventral margin.[1]
The species has limited use to people and the seafood industry because it resides in very deep ocean water and contains a very common pearl.
References
- ^ "Ruditapes largillierti (Philippi, 1847), from Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca".
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Fisheries and fishing topic areas
- Fish ponds
- Fishing banks
- Fishing villages
- Marine habitats
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