Corbicula japonica
Corbicula japonica is an edible species of brackishwater clam, a bivalve mollusk in the family Cyrenidae, the basket clams.
| Corbicula japonica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Cyrenoidea |
| Family: | Cyrenidae |
| Genus: | Corbicula |
| Species: | C. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Corbicula japonica Prime, 1864 | |
The common names of the species include Shijimi (after its Japanese name), Japanese basket clam, or Japanese blue clam.[1][2]
Summary
Japanese basket clams settle at the mouths of rivers in brackish water. During low tide, people are able to see them in tidal flats and collect them for food. Their shells are roughly 30-35mm and are reddish-brown while young, turning black as they mature. Their shells are glossy and have a tendency to grow concentric circles from their base, similar to Corbicula fluminea. The inside of their shells is purple when they are young and becomes white as they mature. Their reproduction is based on gonochorism.
Culinary Use
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Shijimi and Asari (Venerupis philippinarum) are the most popular types of clam used in miso soup and Tsukudani in Japan.[3]
See also
References
- "Corbicula japonica, Japanese corbicula : fisheries". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- Ishihara, Yukio; Ueta, Kazumi; Bito, Tomohiro; Takenaka, Shigeo; Yabuta, Yukinori; Watanabe, Fumio (2013). "Characterization of vitamin B12 compounds from the brackish-water bivalve Corbicula japonica". Fisheries Science. 79 (2): 321–326. doi:10.1007/s12562-013-0596-7. S2CID 15171596.
- Kasai, Akihide; Toyohara, Haruhiko; Nakata, Akiko; Miura, Tsunehiro; Azuma, Nobuyuki (2006-01-01). "Food sources for the bivalve Corbicula japonica in the foremost fishing lakes estimated from stable isotope analysis". Fisheries Science. 72 (1): 105–114. doi:10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01123.x. ISSN 1444-2906. S2CID 26905032.
