| Common Name | Common butter clam |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2022 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | morphology |
| 2nd Modifier | mod. for abundance |
| Remarks | 'clam', from Middle English 'clam', i.e., 'clamp'. Also Ref. 77129, 122997. |