| Sinonovacula constricta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Pharidae |
| Genus: |
Sinonovacula Prashad, 1924 |
| Species: | S. constricta |
| Binomial name | |
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Sinonovacula constricta Lamarck, 1818 |
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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.