Sinonovacula

Sinonovacula
Sinonovacula constricta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Pharidae
Genus: Sinonovacula
Prashad, 1924
Species: S. constricta
Binomial name
Sinonovacula constricta
Lamarck, 1818 [1]

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Rudo von Cosel (2010). "Sinonovacula constricta (Lamarck, 1818)". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413600. 
  2. ^ "World aquaculture production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc., by principal species in 2008". Fisheries Global Information System. Food and Agriculture Organization. ftp://ftp.fao.org/fi/stat/summary/a-6.pdf. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 

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