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False Quahog

Agriopoma morrhuanum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 3, February 3, March 4, April 10, May 19, June 13, July 11, August 10, September 8, October 7, November 4, December 4.
Canada256
United States225
Quebec96
Nova Scotia95
Massachusetts82
Maine56
New Brunswick47
North Carolina21
New Jersey21
New York16

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderVenerida
FamilyVenus Clams · Veneridae
GenusAgriopoma

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