Saxidomus
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Subkingdom: | Metazoa |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Subclass: | Heterodonta |
Order: | Veneroida |
Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Saxidomus |
Saxidomus, common name the "Washington clams", is a genus of large edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
The species Saxidomus gigantea is known as the "butter clam".[1]
The word saxitoxin (the neurotoxin found in paralytic shellfish poisoning) is derived from the genus name Saxidomus.
Species
Species within the genus Saxidomus include:
- Saxidomus gigantea
- Saxidomus nutalli
- Saxidomus purpurata
References
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