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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Mactroidea |
| Family: | Mactridae |
| Genus: | Mactra |
| Species: | M. chinensis
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| Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846
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Distribution and habitat
editMactra chinensis is found living in sandy substrates in shallow marine habitats in Vietnam, Korea, Mainland China and Taiwan.[2]
As food
editIn 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 -
Chinese sauteed clams
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References
edit- ^ Wim Decock, Markus Huber (2008). "Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "國際貝庫" (in Chinese). 台灣貝類資料庫. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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