Mactra chinensis
Species of bivalve
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Mactra chinensis is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae, the trough shells.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Mactridae |
| Subfamily: | Mactrinae |
| Genus: | Mactra |
| Species: | M. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846 | |
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Distribution and habitat
Mactra chinensis is found living in sandy substrates in shallow marine habitats in Vietnam, Korea, Mainland China,The Philippines 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
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