Mactra chinensis
{{Short description|Species of bivalve}}
{{Speciesbox
| taxon = Mactra chinensis
| image = Mactra chinensis.jpg
| authority = Philippi, 1846
| display_parents = 3
| synonyms =
- Mactra carneopicta Pilsbry, 1904
- Mactra sulcataria Reeve, 1854
| synonyms_ref = {{cite worms
| id = 367847
| title = Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846
| author = Wim Decock, Markus Huber
| year = 2008
}}
}}
Mactra chinensis is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae, the trough shells.
Distribution and habitat
Mactra chinensis is found living in sandy substrates in shallow marine habitats in Vietnam, Korea, Mainland China and Taiwan.{{cite web|url=https://shell.sinica.edu.tw/chinese/shellbase_detail.php?science_no=2499|title=國際貝庫|publisher=台灣貝類資料庫|accessdate=2009-08-11|language=Chinese }}
As food
In Japan, the clam is known as bakagai ("fool clam") or aoyagi. The adductor muscle is called kobashira and is often eaten as sushi.
File:Kobashira (surf clam) Gunkanmaki.jpg|Japanese sushi with raw kobashira
File:Sauteed yellow clams at Putian Seafood Restaurant, Shuangqiao (20230702172031).jpg|Chinese sauteed clams