Saxidomus purpurata, or purple butter clam, is a species of large edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. It is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean near China and Japan from 0–20 metres deep.[1]

Saxidomus purpurata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Saxidomus
Species:
S. purpurata
Binomial name
Saxidomus purpurata
Sowerby II, 1852

As food

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In Japan, the clam is known as uchimurasaki or ō-asari, and is often grilled.

References

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  1. ^ "Saxidomus purpurata on sealifebase".
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