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False Angelwing

Petricolaria pholadiformis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 777, February 574, March 900, April 1,415, May 2,041, June 2,225, July 2,381, August 2,048, September 1,503, October 1,122, November 613, December 479.
United States17,859
Alaska16,079
Canada1,359
Quebec465
Massachusetts370
Nova Scotia337
New Brunswick232
New Jersey217
New York139
Netherlands118

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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
GenusPetricolaria

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