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Texas Quahog

Mercenaria texana

Classification

Family
Veneridae

Mercenaria is a genus of edible marine bivalves in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. The genus includes the quahogs, consisting of Mercenaria mercenaria, the northern quahog or hard clam, and M. campechiensis, the southern quahog, both important species for human consumption.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 16Mexico · 1