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Solid Surfclam

Spisula solida

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 555, February 410, March 642, April 1,010, May 1,456, June 1,587, July 1,698, August 1,461, September 1,072, October 800, November 437, December 342.
United States11,479
Alaska11,469
Canada209
Portugal129
United Kingdom110
Netherlands97
Spain75
Zuid-Holland71
Quebec65
New Brunswick56

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
GenusSpisula

Sources

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