Spisula sachalinensis
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Spisula sachalinensis (Japanese: 姥貝, Ubagai or 北寄貝, Hokkigai; Uilta: Sarukki[2]), the Sakhalin surf clam, is a species of edible saltwater clam in the family Mactridae, the surf clams or trough clams. It is commonly referred to as surf clam or Arctic surf clam, though the latter can also refer to the closely related Mactromeris polynyma (Stimpson's surf clam).
This article is about the clam commonly used in sushi. For other species also called surf clam, see Surf clam.
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Spisula sachalinensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Mactroidea |
Family: | Mactridae |
Genus: | Spisula |
Species: | S. sachalinensis |
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Spisula sachalinensis (Schrenck, 1862)[1] | |
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The species is commercially exploited and widely used for sushi in Japan.[3] The species is found in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, and numerous other areas.