Cyclina sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) is a animal in the Veneridae family, order Venerida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyclina sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Cyclina sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Cyclina sinensis is a venerid clam species common to coastal flats of East Asian seas.

Family
Genus
Cyclina
Order
Venerida
Class
Bivalvia

About Cyclina sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Cyclina sinensis has several common names: Chinese venus, black clam, iron clam, and Korean cyclina clam. It is a species of clam that belongs to Veneridae, the venus clam family. This species mostly inhabits coastal flats in East Asian seas, including the Yellow Sea and the West Sea.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Venerida Veneridae Cyclina

More from Veneridae

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