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Stout Tagelus

Tagelus plebeius

2,430 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 37, February 40, March 44, April 72, May 93, June 46, July 37, August 36, September 44, October 40, November 33, December 34.
United States2,856
Virginia557
Maryland466
North Carolina223
New Jersey214
Delaware201
Massachusetts173
South Carolina169
Texas154
New York99

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
FamilyShort Razor Clams · Solecurtidae
GenusTagelus

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