Saxidomus purpurata
Saxidomus purpurata, or purple butter clam, is a species of large edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. It is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean near China and Japan from 0–20 metres deep.[1]
| Saxidomus purpurata | |
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| Saxidomus purpurata in 2020 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Saxidomus |
| Species: | S. purpurata |
| Binomial name | |
| Saxidomus purpurata Sowerby II, 1852 | |
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