Leukoma staminea

Common littleneck clam
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Metazoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Leukoma
Species: L. staminea
Binomial name
Leukoma staminea
(Conrad, 1837)

Leukoma staminea, common name the Pacific littleneck clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.[1] This species of mollusc was exploited by early humans in North America; for example, the Chumash peoples of Central California harvested these clams in Morro Bay approximately 1,000 years ago.[2]

References

  1. Veneridae, 2001
  2. C.M.Hogan, 2008
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