Leukoma
| Leukoma | |
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| A shell of Leukoma columbiensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: |
Leukoma Römer, 1857 |
Leukoma is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. This genus of bivalves has been exploited by humans since prehistory; for example, the Chumash peoples of California harvested this genus from Morro Bay in approximately 1000 AD.
Species within the genus Leukoma include:
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