Ruditapes largillierti

Ruditapes largillierti

Ruditapes largillierti, exterior of a left valve
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Veneroida
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Ruditapes
Species:	R. largillierti
Binomial name
*Ruditapes largillierti* (Philippi, 1849)

Ruditapes largillierti is a saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. Moderately large for genus (45-65 mm long), elongate and subrectangular, thick and solid, with smooth ventral margin.^[1]

It has limited use to people and the seafood industry because it resides in very deep Ocean water and contains a very common pearl.

Ruditapes largillierti, interior of a left valve

References

↑ http://www.gns.cri.nz/static/Mollusca/taxa/BM502.html

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