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Clam Worm

Alitta succinea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 936, February 692, March 1,084, April 1,705, May 2,458, June 2,680, July 2,868, August 2,467, September 1,811, October 1,352, November 739, December 577.
United States20,739
Alaska19,368
Canada1,000
Virginia315
Quebec293
Nova Scotia287
Prince Edward Island276
Maryland220
Georgia94
California90

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumSegmented Worms · Annelida
ClassPolychaete Worms · Polychaeta
OrderPhyllodocida
FamilyRagworms and Allies · Nereididae
GenusAlitta

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