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Atlantic Rangia

Rangia cuneata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 97, February 72, March 112, April 176, May 254, June 277, July 297, August 255, September 187, October 140, November 76, December 60.
United States6,867
Alaska2,005
Texas1,414
Louisiana1,133
Virginia585
Maryland498
North Carolina195
Alabama148
Mississippi139
New Jersey111

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

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
FamilyTrough Shells · Mactridae
GenusRangia

Sources

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