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Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus 1758)

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    Venus mercenaria.
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    Natural Formed Mercenaria Pearl
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    Mercenaria mercenaria2
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    Description: English: Mercenaria mercenaria 日本語: ホンビノスガイ(Mercenaria mercenaria)・千葉県市川市、江戸川放水路河口干潟産. Date: 29 March 2009. Source: Own work. Author: self. Permission (Reusing this file): GFDL&CC.
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    Description: Deutsch: Bohrspuren von Schwämmen der Gattung Cliona (Spurengattung Entobia) und Spuren inkrustrierender Serpuliden in der Klappe einer Venusmuschel der Spezies Mercenaria mercenaria aus North Carolina. Inkrustrationen und Bohrungen entstanden nach Ableben der Muschel in der leeren Klappe. English: Sponge borings (Entobia made by the genus Cliona) and encrusters on a shell of the modern hard clam, w:Mercenaria mercenaria, from North Carolina. This encrustation and boring happened after the death of the clam when the shell was empty. Français : Traces récente (dite Entobia) faite par une éponge foreuse du genre Cliona'') et traces d'organismes encroutant sur une coquille de l'espèce fr:Mercenaria mercenaria, trouvée en Caroline du Nord. L'encroutement et le "forage" de cette coquille datent d'après la mort de l'animal, quand la coquille était vide. Date: 13 May 2007 (original upload date). Source: Photograph taken by Mark A. Wilson (Department of Geology, The College of Wooster). [1]. Author: Wilson44691 at English Wikipedia.
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    Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Quahog - Mercenaria mercenaria. The quahog clam fishery is the largest in the state of Rhode Island. Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. 1996 October. Date: 2 February 2011, 16:05. Source: nerr0392. Author: NOAA Photo Library.
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    SERC Photos|sourceurl=https://flickr.com/photos/117184384@N07/13048548093%7Carchive=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528212737/https://www.flickr.com/photos/117184384@N07/13048548093%7Creviewdate=2019-02-25 13:49:51|reviewlicense=cc-by-2.0|reviewer=FlickreviewR 2   Wikimedia Commons
    Description: juvenile hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, 13mm. York River, mouth of Perrin River, Gloucester County, Virginia - 06/04/13. Photo by Natalia Agudelo, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Date: 5 June 2013, 07:09. Source: Mercenaria_mercenaria_(I0345). Author: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
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    Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: Hammonasset State Park, Madison, Connecticut. Date: 17 January 2015, 10:17. Source: Hard Clam (Mercenaria mercenaria). Author: Andrew C.
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    Description: English: Left valve interior of Mercenaria mercenaria (East Coast, North America). Date: 11 August 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Wilson44691.
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    Description: English: Dentition of the left valve of the clam Mercenaria mercenaria (East Coast of North America). Date: 11 August 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Wilson44691.
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    Description: English: A Quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria) in a personal planted marine tank, prior to burrowing into the substrate. These are often sold as “Cleaner clams” and require large quantities of planktonic foods. Date: 30 November 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Coughdrop12.
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    Description: North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Northern quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria, thrives in the muddy sands of estuaries. Vicinity of Georgetown, South Carolina. Date: 25 October 2010, 11:18. Source: nerr0326. Author: NOAA Photo Library.
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    Description: English: Top neck clams in New Jersey. Português: Clames-redondas (Mercenaria mercenaria) cruas, na Nova Jérsia, nos EUA. Suomi: Kauppavenussimpukoita tarjolla newjerseyläisessä ravintolassa. Source: Own work. Author: Adriao. Other versions: This file has an extracted image: File:Top neck clams (cropped).JPG..
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    Description: 日本語: ホンビノスガイ（房総半島産）の3Dモデル｜外部リンク. Date: 3 October 2020. Source: Own work. Author: Ffish.asia.
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