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Panopea abrupta or Panope generosa, family Hiatellidae, is a species of large saltwater clam, also known as the king clam or elephant trunk clam, native to the North American Pacific Northwest, Washington to Alaska. In the past 30 years, it has become a delicacy item in Asia, particularly in Japan, showing up as sashimi; on Japanese menus, it is termed mirugai or mirukuigai. It has become a major aquaculture item in Puget Sound
a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell
A gigantic clam (Glycimeris generosa) of the Pacific coast of North America, highly valued as an article of food
Marine bivalve (Panopea generosa) that inhabits the intertidal zone of the Pacific coast from southern Alaska to Baja California. It is the largest known burrowing bivalve, with a shell about 7-9 in. (18-23 cm) long and siphons that extend up to about 4 ft (1.3 m). It may weigh as much as 8 lbs (3.6 kg). Though highly prized for food, it lives in deep burrows and is difficult to dig out (the name probably derives from an Indian phrase meaning "dig deep"). Similar species are found in other parts of the world