Mactra chinensis

Mactra chinensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Mactridae
Subfamily:	Mactrinae
Genus:	Mactra
Species:	M. chinensis
Binomial name
Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846
Synonyms [1]
Mactra carneopicta Pilsbry, 1904 Mactra sulcataria Reeve, 1854

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.

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  Japanese sushi with raw kobashira
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  Chinese sauteed clams

References

1. Wim Decock, Markus Huber (2008). "Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
2. "國際貝庫" (in Chinese). 台灣貝類資料庫. Retrieved 2009-08-11.