Corbicula japonica

Corbicula japonica
Shijimi (Corbicula japonica) being sold in Kuwana City, Japan
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Cyrenoidea
Family: Cyrenidae
Genus: Corbicula
Species:
C. japonica
Binomial name
Corbicula japonica
Prime, 1864

Corbicula japonica is an edible species of brackishwater clam, a bivalve mollusk in the family Cyrenidae, the basket clams. Its common names include Japanese basket clam, Japanese blue clam, and shijimi (its Japanese name).

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