Mactra chinensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Mactroidea |
| Family: | Mactridae |
| Genus: | Mactra |
| Species: | M. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846 | |
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Mactra chinensis is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae, the trough shells.
Distribution and habitat
Mactra chinensis is found living in sandy substrates in shallow marine habitats in Vietnam, Korea, Mainland China and Taiwan.[2]
As food
In Japan, the clam is known as bakagai ("fool clam") or aoyagi. The adductor muscle is called kobashira and is often eaten as sushi.
Japanese sushi with raw kobashira
Chinese sauteed clams
References
- ^ Wim Decock, Markus Huber (2008). "Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "國際貝庫" (in Chinese). 台灣貝類資料庫. Retrieved 2009-08-11.