Sinonovacula constricta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Veneroida |
Family: | Pharidae |
Genus: |
Sinonovacula Prashad, 1924 |
Species: | S. constricta |
Binomial name | |
Sinonovacula constricta Lamarck, 1818 |
Sinonovacula constricta, the constricted tagelus, Chinese razor clam or Agemaki clam is a commercially important species of bivalve native to the estuaries and mudflats of China and Japan. It is extensively aquafarmed in China and other countries, with 742,084 tons worth US$667,876,000 harvested in 2008.