southern quahog

Mercenaria est un genre de mollusques bivalves marins de la famille des Veneridae. Ils sont comestibles et portent le nom vernaculaire de Clam. Liste des espèces Selon World Register of Marine Species (28 mai 2025) : Mercenaria browni Petuch & Berschauer, 2019 Mercenaria campechiensis (Gmelin, 1791) Mercenaria hartae Petuch, 2013 Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Mercenaria stimpsoni (A.

Mercenaria campechiensis, also known as the southern hardshell clam, southern hard clam, and southern quahog, is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Veneridae. The species is found in western North Atlantic north to New Jersey (USA), including the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico in waters shallower than 20 meters. Mercenaria campechiensis is harvested commercially for human consumption.

La almeja bola (Mercenaria campechiensis) pertenece a la clase Bivalvia de moluscos. Viven exclusivamente en medio acuático, con una forma corporal de simetría bilateral, comprimida lateralmente y una concha de dos valvas (bivalva) que, en general, es bastante grande para admitir al animal completo. Clasificación y descripción M.