Sinonovacula constricta

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Species of bivalve

title: "Sinonovacula constricta" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["pharidae", "bivalves-described-in-1818", "taxa-named-by-jean-baptiste-lamarck"] description: "Species of bivalve" topic_path: "general/pharidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinonovacula_constricta" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Species of bivalve ::

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Sinonovacula constricta, the constricted tagelus, Chinese razor clam or Agemaki clam, is a commercially important species of bivalve native to the estuaries and mudflats of China and Japan. It is extensively aquafarmed in China and other countries, with 742,084 tons worth US$667,876,000 harvested in 2008.

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Clams from Duotou village in Putian city, Fujian are particularly famous, and are a key ingredient in Putian cuisine.

References

Rudo von Cosel. (2010). "''Sinonovacula constricta'' (Lamarck, 1818)". [[World Register of Marine Species]].
"Fisheries and Aquaculture - Global Production".
"World aquaculture production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc., by principal species in 2008". [[Food and Agriculture Organization]].
(21 June 2019). "I Flew to Fujian to Uncover PUTIEN's Michelin-Star Winning Secrets".

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