Saxidomus nuttalli
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Saxidomus nuttalli is a species of large edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.[1] Common names include California butterclam[1] and Washington clam.[2]
This clam is native to the west coast of North America, its distribution extending from northern California to Baja California.[2]
This is a commercially exploited species that attains a length of approximately 15 cm.[3]
Archaeology
This species was harvested by Chumash peoples on the central California coast, at least as early as the Millingstone Horizon.[4] The shells were used as currency by local native peoples.[2]
See also
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- ↑ a b Saxidomus nuttalli. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ↑ a b c Washington Clam (Saxidomus nuttalli). Encyclopedia of the National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA.
- ↑ Intertidal, 2008
- ↑ C.M.Hogan, 2008
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References
- Intertidal Marine Invertebrates of the South Puget Sound (2008) [1]
- C.Michael Hogan (2008) Morro Creek, The Megaltihic Portal, editor Andy Burnham [2]
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- Clams
- Saxidomus
- Marine molluscs of North America
- Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean
- Molluscs of the United States
- Western North American coastal fauna
- Fauna of California
- Fauna of the Baja California Peninsula
- Seafood in Native American cuisine
- Chumash
- Commercial molluscs
- Bivalves described in 1788