| Agriopoma morrhuanum | |
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| Agriopoma morrhuanum shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Agriopoma |
| Species: | A. morrhuanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Agriopoma morrhuanum (Dall, 1902) | |
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Agriopoma morrhuanum, or the false quahog, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.[1]
It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Prince Edward Island to North Carolina.[2]
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Agriopoma morrhuanum (Dall, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594424 on 2022-01-20
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 69.
External links
- Dall, W. H. (1902). Synopsis of the family Veneridae and of the North American Recent species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 26 (1312): 335-412.
- Linsley, J. H. 1845. Catalogue of the shells of Connecticut. The American Journal of Science and Arts 48: 271-286
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