Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Mollusca: class
Bivalvia: order
Venerida: family
Veneridae: genus
Mercenaria: species
Mercenaria mercenaria

Name

Synonyms: Crassivenus mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758); Mercenaria cancellata Gabb, 1860; Mercenaria fulgurans Tryon, 1865; Mercenaria notata (Say, 1822); Mercenaria rutila Sternheimer, 1957; Mercenaria rutila rarilineata Sternheimer, 1957; Mercenaria violacea Schumacher, 1817; Venus cyprinoides Anton, 1838; Venus mercenaria Linnaeus, 1758; Venus mercenaria notata (Say, 1822); Venus mercenaria var. alba Dall, 1902; Venus mercenaria var. antiqua A.E.Verrill, 1875; Venus mercenaria var. notata Say, 1822; Venus mercenaria var. radiata Dall, 1902; Venus mercenaria var. subradiata Palmer, 1927; Venus notata Say, 1822; Venus obliqua Anton, 1837; Venus submercenaria Palmer, 1927; Venus ziczac Pearse, 1936
Homonyms: Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names: American Hard-shelled Clam in Inglês; American hard-shelled clam in Inglês; Amerikaanse venusschelp in Holandês; Cherry Stones in Inglês; Hard Clam in Inglês; Hard Shell in Inglês; Little Necks in Inglês; Northern Quahog in Inglês; Northern Quahog, Hard Clam, Hard Shell, Little-necked Clam, Cherrystone Clam in Inglês; Northern quahog in Inglês; Northern quahog, Hard clam, Hard shell, Little-necked clam, Cherrystone clam in Inglês; Nördliche Quahog-Muschel in Alemão; Palourde américaine, Praire in Francês; Quahog in Inglês; amêijoa-mercenária in Português; cherry stones in Inglês; clam in Francês; clame-redonda in Português; hard clam in Inglês; hard shell in Inglês; little necks in Inglês; northern quahog in language.; northern quahog in Inglês; nördliche Venusmuschel in Alemão; palourde américaine in Francês; praire in Francês; quahog in Francês; quahog in Italiano; quahog in Inglês; ホンビノスガイ in Japonês; Amerikaanse venusschelp in Holandês; Amerikaanse venusschelp in Holandês; Amerikaanse venusschelp in Holandês; American hard-shelled clam in Inglês; Hard-shelled Clam in Inglês; Hard-shelled clam in Inglês; Northern quahog in Inglês; Northern quahog in Inglês; Nördliche Quahog-Muschel in Alemão; Nördliche Quahog-Muschel in Alemão; Qahog in Inglês; Qahog in Inglês; amêijoa-mercenária in Português; amêijoa-mercenária in Português; cherry stones in Inglês; cherry stones in Inglês; clam in Francês; clam in Francês; clame-redonda in Português; clame-redonda in Português

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