Sinonovacula_constricta

<i>Sinonovacula constricta</i>

Sinonovacula constricta

Species of bivalve


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]

Salt-baked Duotou clams, a famous Putian dish

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Clams from Duotou village in Putian city, Fujian are particularly famous, and are a key ingredient in Putian cuisine.[3]


References

  1. Rudo von Cosel (2010). "Sinonovacula constricta (Lamarck, 1818)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  2. "World aquaculture production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc., by principal species in 2008" (PDF). Fisheries Global Information System. Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 25 November 2010.

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