Global InformationLeukoma staminea information
| Littleneck clam | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Leukoma |
| Species: | L. staminea
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| Binomial name | |
| Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837)[1]
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Leukoma staminea, commonly known as the Pacific littleneck clam, the littleneck clam, the rock cockle, the hardshell clam, the Tomales Bay cockle, the rock clam or the ribbed carpet shell,[2] is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.[3] This species of mollusc was exploited by early humans in North America; for example, the Chumash peoples of Central California harvested these clams in Morro Bay approximately 1,000 years ago,[4] and the distinctive shells form middens near their settlements.[5]
- ^ a b Huber, Markus (2018). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
WallaWallawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Family: Veneridae (Venus Clams)". Gladys Archerd Shell Collection. Washington State University Tri-Cities Natural History Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Burnham, C. Michael (2008). "Los Osos Back Bay". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Lightfoot, Kent; Parrish, Otis (2009). California Indians and Their Environment: An Introduction. University of California Press. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-520-94228-8.