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literature sources may use the
systematic name
Venus mercenaria; this
species is in the
family Veneridae, the
venus clams. Confusingly, the "ocean quahog" is...
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Mercenaria is a
genus of
edible marine bivalves in the
family Veneridae, the
Venus clams. The
genus includes the quahogs,
consisting of
Mercenaria mercenaria...
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important commercially, such as (in the USA) the hard clam or quahog,
Mercenaria mercenaria. The
classification within the
family Veneridae has been controversial...
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family Veneridae.
Mercenaria campechiensis is
harvested commercially for
human consumption. It can
hybridize with
Mercenaria mercenaria where their local...
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Venus erycina Venus mercenaria – hard clam
Venus chione Venus maculata Venus meretrix Venus scortum Venus laeta Venus castrensis Venus phryne Venus meroë...
- the
genus Venus,
though they are now
placed in
other genera:
these include the
species within the
genus Mercenaria, and
Pitar dione, the
Venus s**** described...
- of Canada, the term "clam" most
often refers to the hard clam,
Mercenaria mercenaria. It may also
refer to a few
other common edible species, such as...
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further clean up the
areas so that the beds can be restored.
Quahog (
Venus mercenaria)
Steamer clam (Mya arenaria)
Longfin ins****
squid (Loligo pealei)...
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Although this clam is
sweeter in
taste than the
northern quahog,
Mercenaria mercenaria, it is a lot smaller, and is
rarely eaten. Odd
valves of Chione...
- made by
clionaid sponge (producing the
trace Entobia)
after the
death of a
modern bivalve s**** of
species Mercenaria mercenaria, from
North Carolina...
