Sinonovacula constricta

Sinonovacula constricta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Heterodonta
Order:	Adapedonta
Family:	Pharidae
Genus:	Sinonovacula
Species:	S. constricta
Binomial name
	Sinonovacula constricta; (Lamarck, 1818)[1]

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]

References

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

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[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. Retrieved 25 November 2010.