Meretrix lusoria
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Meretrix |
| Species: | M. lusoria
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| Meretrix lusoria Roeding 1798
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Meretrix lusoria, the hamaguri, Asian hard clam or common Orient clam, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. This species is native to Asia, found along water beds and the coastal waters of China, Korea and Japan.[1] It is commercially exploited for sushi, and its shells are traditionally used to make white go stones.
The hamaguri clam is the subject of a haiku by Matsuo Bashō. [2]
See also[]
- Kai-awase, a Japanese game with hamaguri shells
References[]
- ^ mhagan@mindspring.com, Melissa Hagan. "NEMESIS Database Species Summary". invasions.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ "Closure, the final haiku". 2019-09-26.
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