Leukoma

Not to be confused with Leucoma.
Not to be confused with Corneal opacity.

Leukoma
A shell of Leukoma columbiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Leukoma
Römer, 1857
Species

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Leukoma is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.[1] 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.[2]

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  2. ^ Hogan, C.Michael (2008). "Los Osos Back Bay". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 23 November 2022.