Leukoma staminea
Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837)
Pacific littleneck
Leukoma staminea
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Veneridae (venus clams)
Max. size:  7.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 16 years
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 46 m
Distribution:  Pacific Ocean: West to east Bering Sea, Aleutian to Baja California.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 104447. Buries in gravel, sand and mud to more than 10 cm deep along the mid-intertidal zone (Ref. 95344). Preyed upon by naticid gastropods (Ref. 100855). Suspension-feeder (Ref. 78182). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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