Species: Saxidomus gigantea

Washington Butterclam

    Articles:

    Clam hunger

    Social scientists around the Salish Sea are predicting the effects of environmental change through the lens of culturally important foods.

    2013 Swinomish Tribe clam bake. Photo: Copyright Northwest Treaty Tribes https://www.flickr.com/photos/nwifc/9517621153
    Report: Evaluating the effects of bivalve filter feeding on nutrient dynamics in Puget Sound

    A January 2014 USGS report discusses approaches for measuring the effect of bivalves on nutrient availability in different regions of Puget Sound.

    Oyster shell cultch containing seed oysters is washed onto a public beach. Image courtesy of WDFW.
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Mollusca
    Class

    Bivalvia

    Order

    Veneroida

    Family

    Veneridae

    Genus

    Saxidomus

    Classification
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Invertebrates - Mollusks - Other Mollusks
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Mollusca - Bivalvia - Veneroida - Veneridae - Saxidomus
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2005-03-21
    Global Status Last Changed
    2005-03-21
    Conservation Status Map
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