Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad, 1837 is a animal in the Veneridae family, order Venerida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad, 1837
Saxidomus nuttalli is a large edible commercially exploited venus clam native to the west coast of North America.
Saxidomus nuttalli is a species of large edible saltwater clam. It is a marine bivalve mollusk that belongs to Veneridae, the venus clam family. Its common names are California butterclam and Washington clam. This clam is native to the west coast of North America, and its native distribution ranges from northern California to Baja California. It is a commercially exploited species, and grows to an approximate length of 15 cm.
Photo: (c) R.J. Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by R.J. Adams · cc-by-nc
Chione californiensis (Broderip, 1835)
Saxidomus purpurata (G.B.Sowerby II, 1852)
Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758)
Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
Austrovenus stutchburyi (W.Wood, 1828)
Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
Identify Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad, 1837 instantly — even offline
iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.
Download iNature — FreeDownload iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.
Download Free on App Store
