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Manila Clam

Mollusks

Ruditapes philippinarum, the Manila clam, is an edible species of saltwater clam in the Venus clam family Veneridae. It is also known as the Japanese littleneck clam, Japanese cockle or Japanese carpet shell, called geli in China, asari in Japan and bajirak in Korea.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Filter Feeder 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Scientific Name
Lajonkairia lajonkairii 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bivalvia, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Manila Clam

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Manila Clam
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Turkey

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Lajonkairia lajonkairii
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q13381008 (P225 taxon name)
  • article text (diet), EntityId 334714
    Its populations can begin filter-feeding at such rates that they can alter local food webs.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 334714
    It has been planted in Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Morocco, Israel, and French Polynesia for the purposes of aquaculture.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bivalvia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Bivalvia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Huîtres, Moules, Peignes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Clams And Mussels","language":"EN"},{"name":"Almejas, Mejillones","language":"ES"},{"name":"双壳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Lajonkairia lajonkairii
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 4372656, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 4372656, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Manila Clam
  • Wikidata Q13381008, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: Marine, Introduction
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