Q:Saxidomus gigantea common name the butter clam is a large edible saltwater clam a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae the venus clams.Numerous valves of this species have been found in the shell middens on Sidney Island in British Columbia Canada. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Animal