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Peppery Furrow Shell

Scrobicularia plana

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 684, February 505, March 792, April 1,246, May 1,796, June 1,958, July 2,096, August 1,802, September 1,323, October 988, November 540, December 422.
United States14,153
Alaska14,152
United Kingdom58
Germany45
England41
Portugal39
Netherlands39
Spain34
France27
Niedersachsen25

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
OrderCockles, Tellins, and Allies · Cardiida
FamilyFurrow-shells · Semelidae
GenusScrobicularia

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