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Ruditapes largillierti
Ruditapes largillierti, exterior of a left valve
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Ruditapes
Species:
R. largillierti
Binomial name
Ruditapes largillierti
(Philippi, 1849)

Ruditapes largillierti is a saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. They are moderately large for their genus (45–65 mm long), elongate and subrectangular, thick and solid, with smooth ventral margin.[1]

The species has limited use to people and the seafood industry because it resides in very deep ocean water and contains a very common pearl.

Ruditapes largillierti, interior of a left valve

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