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Mercenaria mercenaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Northern Quahog
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group:
Animal
Sublevel 1:
Non-chordate Invertebrate
Sublevel 2:
Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry
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Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Veneroida
Family:
Veneridae
Genus:
Mercenaria
Species:
Mercenaria mercenaria
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
ME WAP (2015) - SGCN (Tier 3 - Moderate Priority)
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Heterotroph
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Mercenaria mercenaria
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