Saxidomus, common name the "Washington clams", is a genus of large edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Saxidomus Conrad, 1837 |
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The species Saxidomus gigantea is known as the "butter clam".[1]
The term for saxitoxin (the neurotoxin found in paralytic shellfish poisoning) is derived from the genus name Saxidomus.
Species
editSpecies within the genus Saxidomus include:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Saxidomus gigantea | Butter clam | Western coast of North America, ranging from the Aleutian Islands to San Francisco Bay |
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Saxidomus nuttalli | California butterclam and Washington clam | Northern California to Baja California |
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Saxidomus purpurata | Purple butter clam | Western Pacific China and Japan |
References
edit- ^ "Saxidomus giganteus The Butter Clam". Archived from the original on February 16, 2012.
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