Species
Leukoma staminea (Pacific littleneck clam)
Leukoma staminea. Photo: (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Leukoma staminea, common name the Pacific littleneck clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. This species of mollusc was exploited by early humans in North America; for example, the Chumash peoples of Central California harvested these clams in Morro Bay approximately 1,000 years ago.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
- Class: Bivalvia (Bivalves)
- Subclass: Autobranchia
- Infraclass: Heteroconchia
- Subterclass: Euheterodonta
- Superorder: Imparidentia
- Order: Venerida
- Superfamily: Veneroidea (Veneroid clams)
- Family: Veneridae (Venus clams)
- Subfamily: Venerinae
- Genus: Leukoma
- Species: Leukoma staminea (Pacific littleneck clam)
- Genus: Leukoma
- Subfamily: Venerinae
- Family: Veneridae (Venus clams)
- Superfamily: Veneroidea (Veneroid clams)
- Order: Venerida
- Superorder: Imparidentia
- Subterclass: Euheterodonta
- Infraclass: Heteroconchia
- Subclass: Autobranchia
- Class: Bivalvia (Bivalves)
- Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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