Ruditapes largillierti

Ruditapes largillierti
Ruditapes largillierti, exterior of a left valve
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Ruditapes
Species:
R. largillierti
Binomial name
Ruditapes largillierti
(Philippi, 1849)

Ruditapes largillierti is a saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. They are moderately large for their genus (45–65 mm long), elongate and subrectangular, thick and solid, with smooth ventral margin.

The species has limited use to people and the seafood industry because it resides in very deep ocean water and contains a very common pearl.