Meretrix lusoria
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"Hamaguri" redirects here. For Hamaguri Gate in Kyoto, and the coup attempt that took place at the gate, see Kinmon Incident.
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, originally described around the waters of Japan.[1] It is commercially exploited for sushi, and its shells are traditionally used to make white go stones.
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Meretrix lusoria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Meretrix |
Species: | M. lusoria |
Binomial name | |
Meretrix lusoria Roeding 1798 | |
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The hamaguri clam is the subject of a haiku by Matsuo Bashō.[2]